Nile Basin
PM Essam Sharaf heads to Equatorial Guinea for African summit
Egypt
June 29, 2011
PM Essam Sharaf heads to Equatorial Guinea for African summit
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf left for Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to participate in the 17th African Union (AU) Summit.…
Political change in Egypt to boost Nile cooperation
Egypt
May 12, 2011
Political change in Egypt to boost Nile cooperation
After decades of mistrust and saber-rattling, the fall of Hosni Mubarak will improve Egypt's ties with Ethiopia and boost the…
PM on African tour
Egypt
May 11, 2011
PM on African tour
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is visiting Uganda on Wednesday, from where he would head for Ethiopia, on his first visit…
PM introduces new post to strengthen cooperation with African countries
Egypt
May 10, 2011
PM introduces new post to strengthen cooperation with African countries
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has ordered the creation of a new foreign affairs post to bolster cooperation with African countries…
Nile issues on agenda of PM’s upcoming Africa tour
Egypt
April 29, 2011
Nile issues on agenda of PM’s upcoming Africa tour
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced on Thursday that he will make an African tour to discuss Egypt’s rights to Nile…
Coptic Church invited to play role in Nile Basin negotiations
Egypt
April 13, 2011
Coptic Church invited to play role in Nile Basin negotiations
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday welcomed a possible role for the Coptic Church in the crisis over the redistribution…
Egyptian delegation meets with Ugandan president on Nile issues
World
April 7, 2011
Egyptian delegation meets with Ugandan president on Nile issues
A 40-member Egyptian delegation has held talks with Uganda's president on a new treaty signed by upstream countries for the…
Egypt delegation visits Uganda to discuss Nile water
Egypt
April 4, 2011
Egypt delegation visits Uganda to discuss Nile water
A delegation of 35 prominent Egyptians on Monday flew to Entebbe, Uganda in a private jet to discuss issues concerning…
Egypt and Sudan seek new Nile agreement with upstream nations
Egypt
March 29, 2011
Egypt and Sudan seek new Nile agreement with upstream nations
Egypt and Sudan have agreed to hold extensive negotiations with the upstream countries in the Nile Basin, with a view…
Abu Zaid: Nile Basin pact not the end of the road
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Abu Zaid: Nile Basin pact not the end of the road
Mahmoud Abu Zaid, former minister of water resources and irrigation, asserted that Burundi’s decision to join five other upstream countries…