AU position unclear as Egypt courts Somalia against Ethiopia COVER STORY | AGENCIES | The change in the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia at the end of 2024 is a potential trigger that could transform the rising political tensions into an armed conflict between Egypt and Somalia against Ethiopia. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) has improved Uganda’s water monitoring system with an additional 13 modern digital hydro-meteorological monitoring stations in Lake Victoria and along the River Nile. The stations worth 2.7 Billion Shillings are part of NBI’s initiative to improve transboundary water monitoring systems …
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Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | The Egyptian government called on Tuesday for resuming negotiations on the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as soon as possible. Egypt is keen to reach a legally binding deal on the filling and operating of the GERD that secures Ethiopia’s interests in electricity generation and …
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Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Under the shade of a tree, Mohamed Omar joined other farmers bickering over who would water their crops first as supply from the Nile to a nearby canal dwindled. “My plot has been thirsty for days. I need the water to nourish the soil before it …
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