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  1. Nile Should Be Source of Cooperation: Egyptian Official

    6 Feb 2013- 09:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent KIGALI, Rwanda Nile Basin countries should consider using the river’s water as a source of cooperation and not contention, regardless of differences in ideology, said Egyptian Ambassador to Rwanda Khaled Abdel ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 02/06/2013 - 09:53

  2. Ethiopia Plans to Use Hydropower to Increase Energy Export Capacity

    31 Jan 2013- 07:37 by Local Press Report ADDIS ABABA AlertNet Ethiopia is gearing up to export large amounts of clean power across East Africa in the coming years, starting with neighbouring countries Djibouti and Sudan. But the ambitious plans have ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 16:43

  3. Uganda Proposes Nile Basin Members’ Meeting

    22 Jan 2013- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda has proposed an urgent meeting of Nile Basin Initiative member countries to find ways of bringing Egypt and Sudan on board, after the two governments rejected a new agreement on ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 01/22/2013 - 09:56

  4. Study Shows Climate Plays Small Role in Conflict in East Africa

    30 Oct 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BOULDER, Colorado A new study, led by the University of Colorado at Boulder, shows that the risk of human conflict in East Africa increases slightly with higher temperatures and drops somewhat with higher ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 10/30/2012 - 10:19

  5. Malawi Government to Probe Surestream Oil Exploration Deal

    21 Aug 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Malawi, LILONGWE The Malawian government will investigate the award of an oil exploration license to UK-based Surestream Petroleum Limited last year, President Joyce Banda said on August 19. She said the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2013 - 16:43

  6. Nile Basin Countries Concerned by Israel-South Sudan Water Agreement

    3 Aug 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Israel, JERUSALEM The pact signed last week between Israel and South Sudan to cooperate on water infrastructure and technology development has some Nile Basin countries concerned about their water security. The ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 08/03/2012 - 10:34

  7. Egypt’s New President to Hold Talks With Nile Basin Leaders

    13 Jul 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, will discuss a Nile water-sharing agreement with Ethiopian officials during his trip to Ethiopia next week, according to government sources. Morsi ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 07/13/2012 - 11:14

  8. South Sudan Will Join Nile Basin Initiative

    12 Jun 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt Africa’s newest state, South Sudan, will join the Nile Basin Initiative next month, Egyptian government officials said on June 6. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials said South Sudan ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:14

  9. Nile Issues Off the Agenda at African Water Ministers Meeting

    21 May 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt Nile Basin issues were not high on the agenda at last week’s African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) meeting in Cairo, even though Egyptian officials were eager to address the topic. “Water is ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:15

  10. East African Governments Urged to Increase Funding for Irrigation

    17 May 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent The Eastern Africa Grain Council is lobbying governments in the region to allocate at least 2 percent of their agricultural budget for irrigation. The council’s request came earlier this month, as East African ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/16/2013 - 05:15

  11. Burundi Urges Lake Tanganyika Basin Stakeholders to Scale Up Investment

    19 Dec 2011- 22:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BUJUMBURA, Burundi Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza is urging investors and riparian countries in the Lake Tanganyika Basin to take advantage of the area’s huge water potential to heighten industrial ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:33

  12. AfDB Provides $4.2 Million USD for Lake Victoria Towns

    6 Dec 2011- 09:15 by OOSKAnews Correspondent nairoBi, Kenya The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing $4.2 million USD to expand the scope of projects aimed at upgrading water and sanitation facilities in Lake Victoria satellite towns. A statement ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:35

  13. Egypt, Ethiopia Seek Nile Dams Compromise, But Deal Seems Distant

    26 Sep 2011- 21:29 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CAIRO, Egypt Egypt and Ethiopia appear to be making a major effort to settle a long-running bitter dispute over sharing the waters of the Nile River, but Ethiopia’s autocratic leader, Meles Zenawi, seems ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:43

  14. Tanzania, Uganda in Dispute Over Lake Victoria Waters

    12 Sep 2011- 18:28 by OOSKAnews Correspondent DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania The recently signed Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement could be facing a major test, after a group of Tanzanian leaders accused Uganda of using excessive water from Lake Victoria, a ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:46

  15. AfDB Provides $21 Million USD for Water, Sanitation in Rwanda

    22 Aug 2011- 13:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent KIGALI, Rwanda The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing a $21 million USD loan to finance a three-year government plan to scale up access to clean water and good sanitation services in selected parts ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/15/2012 - 14:47

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