Fiery rhetoric between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reveals deep-seated, non-negotiable geopolitical stakes over control of the Nile.

This article by Ahmad Matarik was first published in Arabic on Raseef22 on July 7, 2025. This edited translation is published on Global Voices as part of a media partnership agreement. When Egypt began serious plans to build the massive Aswan High Dam in ...

The Minister of Resources and Fisheries, Professor Ahmed Al-Tijani Al-Mansouri, met with the Wali of River Nile State, Dr. Mohamed Al-Badawi Abdel-Majid, to discuss expediting steps toward the establishment of the Animal Production City,

Sudan issued what it described as a “red alert” warning of potential floods in five provinces along the Nile River, citing rising water levels in its two main tributaries, the Blue and White Nile. The Sudanese irrigation ministry issued the alert ...

Sudan is the largest country on the African continent. One major topographical feature of Sudan is the Nile river (Nīl, Nahr an-). The White Nile (Abyad, Al-Bahr al-)goes into the country through the Uganda border and meets the Blue Nile at a point near ...