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Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia agree to hold 1-week of GERD negotiations
They also agreed that the new round of GERD talks will be held in the presence of observers and experts appointed by the African Union Commission.

Opinion| Ethiopia will not listen to the voice of reason
Reports from Ethiopia show that Addis Ababa aims to use the negotiations as a tactical manoeuvre to avoid signing a legally binding agreement that may restrict its ambitions to build more dams on its transboundary rivers, whether the Blue Nile, the Atbara, or the Sobat.

Trump says Ethiopia broke deal to resolve GERD dispute with Egypt, Sudan
The giant hydro-electric dam dubbed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been centre of dispute between the three African nations.

Administrative forfeiture deferred for Nile tourism facilities with uncollectible receivables
ETF coordinates with those tourist facilities to schedule their debts

Sudan hopes to see “decisive” round of Nile dam talks: ministry
AU has urged for the necessity of reaching a fair and binding agreement on filling and operation of GERD within a comprehensive deal

Ethiopia says news about filling Nile dam incorrect: Sudan’s foreign ministry
Al-Amin reiterated Sudan’s commitment to Nile dam talks under the supervision of AU, renewing Sudan’s rejection to any unilateral measures

GERD talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to continue Saturday
Egypt’s Ministry of Irrigation says several technical and legal points over GERD remain stumbling bloc

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-brokered negotiations over Nile dam
Egypt, the most arid of the Nile states, and water scarce countries relies on the river for more than 90% of its water.

Opinion| Dear Ethiopians – Egyptians are not advocates of war
The history of Egyptian-Ethiopian relations dates back to the Ancient Egyptian era. These were based not only on politics, but also religion and culture.

Stressors in river ecosystems not limited to climate change: study
GERD creates severe regional political stresses, affecting flow and sediment flux in River Nile, says Illinois University professor

Ethiopia says it won’t accept Egypt’s ‘historic rights’ to Nile water
Egyptian government is yet to respond to this statement

Egypt… Gift of the Nile: Threatened by Ethiopia’s GERD
Egyptians Right to the Water of Nile petition launched by Egyptian American Council calls on Ethiopia not to undertake unilateral measures concerning GERD

Irrigation ministry explains reasons behind Nile Waters’ colour change
Water’s silty colour has no negative impact on quality of drinking water, ministry

Owning GERD does not give Ethiopia right to control Nile: Shoukry
Ethiopia had announced that it would continue to build the dam and fill its reservoir, regardless of the interests of the other countries, indicating the failure of the American mediation, which aimed to reach an agreement between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan.

Surfing the Nile on bicycles
Plastic waste differs from one place to another, yet remains a struggle everywhere as the Nile is quite polluted, says Founder

Egypt’s water share to decline by 5bn m3: Ministry of Irrigation
Ministry of Irrigation declared state of emergency over water situation

Refugees in Egypt participate in clean-up of Nile
Volunteers are from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen
Life of young fisherman by the Nile
‘Being born and raised near the Nile, brings you closer to it. It also shapes your relationship with the creatures living in it,’ says Mahrous

Verynile: local initiative seeking to end Nile’s pollution
‘Broken ceramic sinks, old clothes, blankets, plastic bags, boxes, some of what we came across when cleaning river for first time’, says project manager

Ancient Egyptian secret roots of Yoga
Celebrating rebirth of Nile heritage on Dahabeya

Abdel Aty reviews Egypt’s water efforts, challenges in Nile committee in Sudan
Regular meeting of 58 round of committee kicked off on Friday

Finding a solution for Egypt’s water crisis
Egypt depends on Nile flow to provide about 97% of its present water needs

Groundwater in Egypt: Reality, challenges
The deep Nubian Sandstone Basin, which covers the Western Desert, the largest underground aquifer in the world, passes through Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Chad

GERD scientific committee concludes meeting in Khartoum
The scientific committee of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) concluded its two-day meeting in Khartoum on Tuesday, after reviewing the proposals of Egypt and Sudan on how the interests of both countries cannot be harmed. They also discussed deciding a date for the next nine-party meeting on the dam, which was scheduled to be …

Up-scale Indian cuisine overlooking the Nile
It was once said that food is a central activity of mankind and one of the single most significant trademarks of a culture, a saying that could not be more truthful when it comes to Indian cuisine. One of the most unique elements of the Indian table is that it successfully reflects the Indian nation’s …

Crisis over the Nile
Nile River is source of development, not conflict, says Al-Sisi

Nile among 10 main rivers carrying plastic pollutants into oceans
Ten rivers contribute 410,000 to 4 million tonnes a year to oceanic plastic debris

A message on the Nile
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) topic is back to remind us of, and affirm, what we had said five years ago, which is basically that the core problem is neither governed by emotion nor ministerial aids with a little help from diplomacy, but it is governed by political rules, international law, and international conventions. …

Ethiopia asserts commitment to coordinate with Egypt through GERD negotiations
Ethiopia parliamentary speaker meets with an Egyptian delegation following news of preparations to store water in the GERD

Tripartite committee discusses impact studies of Ethiopian dam
Talks come three days after Al-Sisi’s meeting with the Ethiopian foreign affairs minister