Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam affirmed the continued monitoring by the Nile River Protection and Development Sector to safeguard the Nile River and its two branches, ...

The irrigation minister received a report from Head of the Development and Protection of the Nile River and its branches Hossam Taher about activities to protect sides of the Nile River. The report ...

By Albashir Dahab In happier times, Mohamed Ahmed grows sorghum, lentils and beans on three feddans of land in Gezira state.

Egypt is witnessing a severe water scarcity crisis, with per capita water availability standing at just 500 cubic meters annually—less than half the threshold for water scarcity according to United ...

Sudan’s Gezira irrigation scheme spans nearly 890,000 hectares (2.2 million acres), pumping water from the Nile to farmers through a network of canals fed by the Sennar Dam.

Stretching through sand and ancient history, the Nile brings water, fertility, and a sense of continuity to daily life in ...

FILE - A fisherman's boat sails along the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File) (Amr Nabil, Copyright 2024 The Associated ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile's main tributary again ended with no deal. The ...

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Waterfall on the Blue Nile river in West Gojjam, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. This region is threatened by natural hazards such as flooding due to climate change. Global warming as well as recent droughts ...