The Nile River - source of life for Egypt and Sudan. But upstream, Ethiopia is rewriting history. Since 2011, they've been constructing Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. With 80% of the Nile ...

Egypt’s historical rights to the Nile River make this unresolved diplomatic standoff over water rights a critical obstacle. Ethiopia’s dam construction challenged Egeypt’s dominance by ...

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 ...

Floods arrive without warning; droughts linger longer than expected. Yet amid these rising uncertainties, a collective tide ...

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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 ...

Across Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda-nations stitched together by the River Nile's timeless flow-a new current of hope is rising ...

[Reuters, Stringer] Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan ...

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 ...

In the heart of Africa, where the mighty Nile has been a lifeline for millions of people for centuries, a monumental project is unfolding that could reshape ...

The longest river in the world is the Nile River, located in Africa. It is an important backbone for the survival and ...

"Now that all riparian countries are sovereign, it is essential to find new, equitable solutions for managing and sharing the Nile's resources, which is exactly what the CFA proposes." Ethiopia's ...