Aerial bombings in Sudan's Blue Nile state are driving a new wave of refugees into Ethiopia. In the last four days, nearly 2,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in western Ethiopia amid tightening ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

'Without water, there was no Egypt, no civilisation, no pyramids. It’s a matter of life or ...

Sudan is the largest country on the African continent. One major topographical feature of Sudan is the Nile river (Nīl, Nahr an-). The White Nile (Abyad, Al-Bahr al-)goes into the country through the ...

Countries in the Nile Basin that have hitherto been unable to use the Nile waters could start doing so soon. This follows an agreement signed by Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Rwanda. Burundi ...

The organised return of internally displaced people (IDPs) in south-eastern Sudan's Blue Nile State back to their home villages in the southern part of the state is gathering momentum. Eight convoys ...

All along its 6,500-kilometre (4,000-mile) length, alarm bells are ringing. From Egypt to Uganda, AFP teams have gone out on the ground to gauge the decline of a river that drains a tenth of the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of ...