Nile Basin Initiative
South Sudan to join Entebbe Agreement
Egypt
March 24, 2013
South Sudan to join Entebbe Agreement
South Sudan’s minister of water resources and irrigation has announced that his country will join the Entebbe Agreement. “We…
Egypt to resume participation in Ethiopia Nile Basin Initiative office
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Egypt to resume participation in Ethiopia Nile Basin Initiative office
Egypt and Sudan have reactivated their membership in one of the primary offices of the Nile Basin Initiative after a…
Ethiopian FM: We agree to Egyptian delegation’s demands
Egypt
May 4, 2011
Ethiopian FM: We agree to Egyptian delegation’s demands
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said his country has agreed to the request made by the…
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…
Kenya and Congo to join new Nile water deal
Egypt
May 20, 2010
Kenya and Congo to join new Nile water deal
Kenya has signed onto a new agreement on the distribution of Nile water that goes against Egypt's wishes. With Kenya's…
EU appeals against unilateral Nile-sharing deal before Entebbe meeting
Egypt
May 13, 2010
EU appeals against unilateral Nile-sharing deal before Entebbe meeting
A senior EU envoy urged seven east African countries on Thursday to settle differences with Egypt and Sudan over sharing…
Thursday’s papers: Hizbullah trial details, ElBaradei does Boston
Egypt
April 29, 2010
Thursday’s papers: Hizbullah trial details, ElBaradei does Boston
Al-Ahram tops its front page with coverage of the "Hizbullah cell" trial, which concluded Wednesday with prison sentences ranging from…