Egypt and Sudan draw battle lines with upstream nations over access to the Nile NATIONS FIGHT over water, especially when access is curtailed or threatened, and there are the ingredients for a battle over the 4,100-mile long Nile River. Egypt and Sudan have counted on the abundance of the Nile’s life-giving flow. Now upstream nations want to keep more of the... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘water war’
The threat of a water war over the Nile
July 2 | Posted by ocean | Blog, Ethiopia, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: basin, Britain, egypt, Nile, sudan, uganda, water warNile agreement countries reject Egyptian pressure
June 27 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Nile, Uncategorized Tags: egypt, Nile, Nile treaty, sudan, water war* Group of five will not renege on deal * Sudan says “freezing” cooperation * New meeting called to tackle impasse By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, June 27 (Reuters) – Five East African countries said on Sunday that they would not go back on a deal they signed to share River Nile waters that has drawn fierce criticism from Egypt and Sudan. After more than... Read more
Egypt, Sudan won’t be forced to sign Nile treaty: officials, Tension on Nile Meeting
June 27 | Posted by ocean | Uncategorized Tags: basin, egypt, Nile, Nile treaty, sudan, water war* Sudan says “freezing” cooperation * The deal can not be forced upon us : Egypt ADDIS ABABA — Egypt and Sudan will not be forced into signing a new deal on the sharing of the Nile’s waters, officials stressed Sunday at talks in Addis Ababa. The water ministers of Egypt and Sudan, the largest consumers of the Nile’s waters, were in the... Read more
Who owns the Nile’s water?
June 26 | Posted by zemen | Ethiopia, Nile, World Tags: basin, egypt, Nile, water warSimon Kitra’s back garden looks out over the world’s second-largest freshwater lake. His front lawn opens on to the world’s longest river. If the 20-year-old Ugandan fisherman needs reminding of where his tiny island is, he can look up to the pink obelisk on the hillside, marking where the British explorer John Hanning Speke, sextant... Read more
Ethiopia and Some Nile Basin states sign deal, Egypt objects
May 15 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: basin, egypt, Nile, treaty, uganda, water, water war* Kenya says will sign as soon as possible * Egypt says agreement lacks legitimacy By Elias Biryabarema ENTEBBE, Uganda, May 14 (Reuters) – Four east African countries signed a new deal creating a permanent commission to manage the River Nile’s waters on Friday, putting them on a collision course with Egypt and Sudan.
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