How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation
There is no doubt that the dam has become a source of serious tension among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan
Water, Africa’s Gold: The Nile has been contested for long; it should now unite, say experts
As Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile nears completion, experts in the country say the Nile should be a source of …
The Grand Renaissance Dam: What’s at stake and what could break the deadlock
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been negotiating for five years over the filling and annual operation of the dam. They have not been able to …
Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal — what that means for other Nile River states
Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which started filling up in July 2020
Devastating Sudan flood: These NASA images show how bad the Nile overflow is
The Nile has breached its banks to the highest levels for the first time in a century
Update
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some …
EGYPT
Canines too fall prey
Seven-year-old boy dies of West Nile Virus in Kerala's Malappuram
The state might have been acting as a reservoir of the virus, say experts
NILE STATES
Perched atop an abyss
The predatory Nile perch, introduced with all good intentions into the Lake Victoria, is turning out to be the magnificent lake's nemesis
Ecology of violence
Violence in Sinai can be explained in its remoteness from Egypt’s power centers. Its desert ecology, mountain covers, and a long coastline …
All house cats have a common origin in the Fertile Crescent, says study
Cats were domesticated in the Near East around 10,000 years ago, when humans transitioned to sedentary farming from hunting-gathering
‘Selous Game Reserve dam rooted in geopolitics over Nile’
Conservationist Mordecai Ogada says the decision to build a $3 billion dam on the Rufiji river that flows through the protected area is an …
Smooth sailing
Ten African nations show how a river can be shared peacefully
How climate change affects health in the US (and elsewhere)
For health, climate change is a catchall detrimental factor, increasing hazards across the board
In the future there will be more rain, but less water, in the Nile Basin
About 250 million people are reliant on the Nile’s waters in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt
Climate extremes, population rise to cause water, food scarcity in Upper Nile: Study
While the region is expected to receive heavy rainfall, it will be too slow to result in significant changes in runoff demand, researchers said
Did climate change trigger US’s worst West Nile virus outbreak?
Wetter-than-average monsoon potentially facilitated a boom in mosquito population, which spread the virus
Rising ammonia levels in West Africa linked to biomass burning
The trend was centered over Nigeria and the Southern coast
West Nile Virus and its lone victim
The death of a boy in Kerala from the virus shows how little India knows about a zoonotic disease that causes frequent human infections elsewhere
UGANDA
Land for ideology swap
Geopolitics, a mineral-rich disputed territory, Egypt-Sudan ties and the fall of Morsi
Vector-borne diseases may shift base with warmer temperatures
Stanford researchers say climate change will increase risk of vector-borne diseases spreading to countries characterised by cooler climate till now