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Asharq Al Awsat Egypt said Friday that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the ...

Abiy Ahmed says Ethiopia remains ready and willing to engage constructively with the ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his ...

Its two main tributaries are the White Nile and the Blue Nile, which meet in Khartoum, Sudan. The Aswan High Dam which was built in the 1960s controls the flow of the river and produces ...

The Nile provides freshwater for drinking purposes to the people living in parts of Sudan, South Sudan, and Egypt. The Nile River also contributes significantly to the fishing industry.

“Egypt and Sudan cannot do without Nile River water. Those two countries can even use their military might against any country that interferes with the smooth flow of water into their countries ...

Though ancient Egypt is often most associated with the Nile, the river’s journey also spans Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Sudan ...

The Nile controversy also extends beyond differing visions of the river. It is often intensified when Basin countries grapple with internal challenges, as Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are currently.

The Nile River discord stems from the 1929 and 1959 treaties between Egypt and Great Britain, which granted Egypt authority over Nile waters, sidelining concerns of upstream countries. With Sudan’s ...

Measuring 6,695 kilometers (4160 miles), the Nile is the longest river in the world, with one tributary, the White Nile, starting in South Sudan and the other, the Blue Nile, in Ethiopia.