Nile Waters

Nile: Ethiopia’s ‘grand dam’ rouses citizens, dismays critics – William Davison

In the western fringe of Ethiopia on the banks of the Blue Nile river, the nation's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi…

Egypt’s new Foreign Minister to visit six Nile Basin countries in January

(Dec. 26, 2011) - Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is scheduled to begin a tour of six Nile Basin countries…

Nile: Tripartite committee on Renaissance Dam convenes in Cairo

Egypt State Information Service reported the following on December 25, 2011. Tripartite experts committee convenes to assess Ethiopia’s Millennium Dam…

Nile: Ministers agree on Int’l Experts Panel for Renaissance Dam

Terms of Reference agreed for the International Panel of Experts on the Nile Dam [A Week in the Horn of…

UN expert: Indefinite, prolonged solitary confinement should be banned

“Segregation, isolation, separation, cellular, lockdown, Supermax, the hole, Secure Housing Unit (SHU)… whatever the name, solitary confinement should be banned…

UN: Nile water allocation has become a near zero-sum game

* The population in the Nile basin — currently around 200 million people — is expected to increase by between…

Egypt: Major headaches for water planners

Leaking water pipes, evaporation and a rapidly growing population may be significant concerns for those trying to manage and plan…

[Updated] Facts | Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam

Name: Initially dubbed “Project X,” on the 2010/11 annual plan document of the state-owned EEPCO(Ethiopia Electric and Power Corporation). It…

Roundup| Egypt media on PM Meles Zenawi visit

Revising the officially announced travel schedule, Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi concluded a visit to Egypt on Saturday evening. Though Egyptian…

Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi in Cairo

Despite mounting public concern for his safety, Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi flew to the Egyptian Capital, Cairo, yesterday evening. His…

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