A view of the Blue Nile River canyon, the natural boundary between Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions. (Yonas Tadesse for The Washington Post) Max Bearak is The Washington Post's Nairobi bureau ...

Tensions in the region have increased, stemming in part from Ethiopia’s construction of a $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile, a key tributary of the Nile River. Egypt fears the dam will have a ...

Researchers propose a framework for equitable sharing of the Nile's water and hydropower resources during extended drought periods. A new study proposes a science-based policy for operating the Nile ...

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Long-standing hostilities between Egypt and Ethiopia over the use of the Nile River have added to broader tensions in the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

In Jinja, Uganda there is a very healthy respect for the power of the water. One of the most engaging aspects of filming along the Nile’s great length was discovering quite how many different ...

As Ethiopia vows to fill the GERD for a second time this July, Egypt is no longer mincing its words when it comes to actions it is willing to take to mitigate any loss of access to the Nile. In this ...