Nile waters Stories

Nile canal project raises alarm for Africa’s largest freshwater reserve
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 01, 2024

Critics warn that the canal could significantly shrink the swamp, potentially turning parts of the wetland into a desert, which would have devastating...

Sudan's rains spread wartime suffering across the country
Reuters  |  Aug 30, 2024

Floodwaters from heavy rains that started surging in earlier this month have brought devastation across a country already shattered by 500 days of fie...

Madagascan authorities arrest Kenyan and Sri Lankan fishermen for illegal shark fishing
Amina Wako  |  Jul 15, 2024

Despite efforts to combat illegal fishing, sharks continue to be targeted for their fins, which are valued at about sh7,000 per kilo on the world mark...

Garissa deputy commissioner urges IDPs to return home as floodwaters subside
Issa Hussein  |  Jun 01, 2024

Chesut noted that over 300 families had already received cash relief support of Sh10,000 from donor partners to help them relocate as they await furth...

Flood risk alert: Health ministry issues key directives for schools
Amina Wako  |  May 18, 2024

Floodwaters can heighten the transmission of various water-borne and vector-borne diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, yellow fever, chik...

Fear grips Garissa,Tana River counties as floods intensify, camp marooned
Issa Hussein  |  May 04, 2024

Floodwaters from River Tana which burst its banks have also affected Galbet and Iftin wards, where institutions housing internally displaced persons h...

Boat operators urged to exercise caution amid floods
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2024

The government urged boat owners, operators, and the general public to exercise extreme caution.

Wajir, Garissa, Marsabit among counties to be affected by flash floods
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 11, 2024

Hundreds of families have so far been affected by floods in Nairobi, Baringo, Mwea, Tana River, and Kirinyaga since the onset of the long rain season.

Egypt warns Ethiopia of consequences for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam impact
Foreign Reporter  |  Mar 29, 2024

The dispute over the GERD is part of a long-standing feud between Egypt and Sudan—the downstream states—on the one hand, and Ethiopia and the upstream...

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