Nile Basin
To Egypt’s chagrin, Burundi joins controversial Nile Basin pact
Egypt
March 1, 2011
To Egypt’s chagrin, Burundi joins controversial Nile Basin pact
Burundi on Monday officially joined several fellow upstream countries in an alternative Nile Basin initiative, allowing the pact to come…
Egypt Parliament: Sudan’s Nile dam construction worrying
Egypt
January 13, 2011
Egypt Parliament: Sudan’s Nile dam construction worrying
A Sudanese bid to erect dams on the Nile River is causing tension with Egypt, according to a Wednesday report…
Egypt: Sudan breakup will not affect our share of Nile
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Egypt: Sudan breakup will not affect our share of Nile
Egypt's share of Nile waters will not be threatened by a breakup between northern and southern Sudan, said Egypt's Minister…
Egypt broadcasts 4 new radio stations to Nile basin countries
Egypt
January 3, 2011
Egypt broadcasts 4 new radio stations to Nile basin countries
Egypt today began broadcasting four new radio stations directed at Nile basin countries in a bid to improve mutual relations,…
Kenyan VP: We won’t violate Egypt’s right to Nile water
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Kenyan VP: We won’t violate Egypt’s right to Nile water
“The Nile will flow in Egypt forever,” Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka told Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif in a…
Civilian agency presses for Nile Basin affairs ministry
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Civilian agency presses for Nile Basin affairs ministry
Participants in the annual conference of the Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs (ECFA), an independent civilian agency, suggested on Tuesday…
Burundi minister visits Cairo to discuss energy cooperation
Egypt
December 29, 2010
Burundi minister visits Cairo to discuss energy cooperation
Burundi's Energy Minister Moussa Bouchomi on Tuesday arrived in Cairo to discuss the construction of a hydro-electric station in his…
Kenya promises to safeguard Egypt’s water interests
Egypt
December 28, 2010
Kenya promises to safeguard Egypt’s water interests
Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka on Tuesday said his country will not use Nile water in a way that harms…
Minister: Egypt has ‘no objection’ to Nile states building hydro-electric dams
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Minister: Egypt has ‘no objection’ to Nile states building hydro-electric dams
Egypt has "no objection" to plans by certain countries of the
Minister: Egypt will not supply water to Israel
Egypt
December 26, 2010
Minister: Egypt will not supply water to Israel
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Mohamed Nasr Eddin Allam, dismissed the possibility of Egypt supplying Israel with Nile…