Nile Basin

Egypt's Qalaa Holdings to establish 2 railway lines in Eastern Africa

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 01:15 GMT

Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir made the announcement on Wednesday.

Egyptian president receives phone call on Sudanese crisis from Kenyan counterpart

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 - 10:24 GMT

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received Tuesday a phone call from his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto.

CAPMAS releases report on trade between Egypt, Nile Basin countries in 2021

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 - 01:45 GMT

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics released a report Tuesday on trade between Egypt and fellow Nile Basin Countries in 2021.

Egypt's president discusses security, military cooperation with Ugandan commander

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 11:42 GMT

The press statement elaborated that the president underscored the great potential of cooperation among Nile Basin countries.

Kenyan military delegation discusses cooperation with Egypt's Arab Org. for Industrialization

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 - 10:30 GMT

A Kenyan military delegation visited Cairo a exhibition by the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), where the officials of the two Nile Basin nations discussed AOI’s potential role in the localization of manufacturing, technology, and training in Kenya.

Egyptian Armed Forces carries out research on cooperation with Nile Basin countries

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 - 11:12 GMT

The project was carried out by top strategic experts and researchers in the field of national security.

CAPMAS: Egypt's exports to Nile Basin countries rise by 1.4% in 2019

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 - 01:44 GMT

Egypt's imports from the Nile Basin countries have dropped by 4.6 percent in 2019 to reach $0.64 billion, compared with $0.67 billion in the previous year, the CAPMAS added.

Irrigation min. in Washington for Ethiopia dam talks

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 - 10:02 GMT

The agreement is expected to be inked before the end of February.

Ugandan speaker lauds Egypt’s role in keeping peace in Africa

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 - 09:48 GMT

Kadaga stressed Uganda's keenness to boost its relations with Egypt and enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields.

Youths from Arab, Nile basin states suggest establishing youth organization in Egypt

Mon, 03 Sep 2018 - 11:39 GMT

Participants in the activities of the Nile Ship for youths of Arab and riparian countries suggested establishing an organization for youths of Nile Basin countries.

Nile Basin irrigation ministers to resume talks on GERD

Sat, 05 May 2018 - 11:50 GMT

The technical committee of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, and their respective irrigation ministers, resume talks over GERD on Saturday in Addis Ababa.

Egypt’s diplomatic ties rely on expatriate vote: Amb. Hamdy Louza

Sat, 13 Jan 2018 - 11:35 GMT

In an interview with Egypt Today, Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Ambassador Hamdy Louza gives many exclusive statements.

Opinion: Future of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam after setback

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 - 04:06 GMT

The different turns that the Renaissance Dam negotiations took in the past seven years were considerably many.

Nile Basin Trade Union Federation of Commerce Workers conference kicks off

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 - 01:57 GMT

The conference on promoting future cooperation among Nile Basin Trade Union Federation of Commerce Workers kicked off on Wednesday.

Sisi’s 2017 abroad trips aim to show new image of Egypt

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 - 07:48 GMT

During his fourth year in office, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi continued his focus on boosting the country’s foreign policy.

Egypt's exports to Nile basin countries reached LE 11,3B in 2016: CAPMAS

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 - 11:59 GMT

CAPMAS said that Egypt's exports to the Nile basin countries reached LE 11,3 billion in 2016 compared to LE 8,2 billion in 2015, an increase of 37,1 percent.

Congolese FM confirms the Nile Basin countries agreement

Sat, 01 Jul 2017 - 01:52 GMT

Congolese Foreign Minister Leonardo Okitundu asserted his country’s firm stance towards the framework agreement of Nile Basin states

Sisi back home after participating in Uganda's Nile Basin summit

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 - 07:17 GMT

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi returned to Cairo on Thursday evening after participating in the Nile Basin summit in Uganda.

Egyptian share of Nile water not subject to compromise: FM

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 - 12:12 GMT

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid emphasized that the security of Egypt’s share of Nile water is not subject to compromise in a Wednesday post on his official Twitter account.

Sisi, Museveni hold talks on bilateral cooperation

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 - 11:21 GMT

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El Sisi and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni held on Thursday.

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