In the News

This section will be dedicated to covering the Nile Basin Initiative in the news concentrating on televised and/or documentaries about the Nile, particularly those analyzing the Agreement on Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework

Inside Story - Sharing the Nile

AlJazeeraEnglish | 26 April 2010

The Nile basin countries meeting in Egypt last week failed to reach an agreement on water-sharing because Egypt and Sudan refused to sign the new deal.

Can there be a fair distribution of the Nile waters with Egypt claiming historical rights, while other downstream nations say they were not consulted? Could water disputes over the Nile spark a water war?

Egypt and Sudan Boycott Nile Treaty (NTV Kenya)

AlJazeeraEnglish| May 14, 2010 |

A controversial deal has been signed to share the waters of the world's longest river.

But Egypt and Sudan are not happy at four African countries signing a new deal on the Nile.

Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania signed the new framework on Friday while Kenya issued a support statement.

Ten nations share the resources of the river.

Colonial-era agreements gave the biggest share of water to the two downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan.

But as Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall explains, upstream nations are now pushing for a greater share.

[14 May 2010]

PM Meles Interview with Egypt TV - Part 1 (July 2010)

PM Meles Interview with Egypt TV - Part 2

PM Meles Interview with Egypt TV - Part 3

PM Meles with Egypt TV - Part 4

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