Topic: Nile River

Backchannels
Egypt protests and the demonstration effect of Tunisia

Shouts of 'Tunis' and 'down with Mubarak' at Egypt protests.

Opinion: Sudan, after the breakup: Can violence be prevented?

The Jan. 9 referendum vote in Sudan is expected to result in the South seceding from the North. This may alleviate conflict in the region but also renew violence, threatening regional and global security. Egypt and the US must support economic growth and compromise to prevent escalation.

Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum will pose unique challenge in towns near future border

The upcoming Sudan referendum will pose a challenge for Renk, a town that is technically in south Sudan but is heavily influenced by north Sudan's culture and economy.

Moses' parting of the Red Sea: Is there a physical explanation?

A new paper suggests that an area near the Red Sea area could have had favorable characteristics for 'wind setdown' some 3,000 years ago.

Africa Monitor
Any good news today from South Sudan?

Negotiations are progressing slowly on an upcoming referendum to determine if South Sudan will become a independent nation, with little progress over how to share the region's oil wealth.

Opinion: Why US and Pakistan must draw closer

Nuclear-armed Pakistan is too critical for Washington to abandon again as it moves to withdraw from Afghanistan. The tragic flooding in Pakistan gives the United States a rare opportunity to demonstrate goodwill and break the cynical cycle of its relationship with Islamabad.

In Egypt, diary of 'torture' captures police brutality

Hundreds of allegations have been logged into Egypt’s “torture diary,” a chronicle of claimed police brutality compiled by the Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, an independent victims advocacy group in Cairo.

Egypt, Sudan lock horns with lower Africa over control of Nile River

A colonial era agreement gives Egypt and Sudan rights over all water in the world's longest river. But a population boom in the Nile River's basin has other Africa countries clamoring for more access.

Sudan 101: Why does Sudan have so many wars?

Sudan's size and ethnic diversity have made the country hard to govern. Lack of government attention to far-flung regions has been at the root of wars in Darfur and South Sudan.

Eyeing presidency, Mohamed ElBaradei rallies Egypt for reform

Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei is advocating democratic reforms that could allow him to run in the 2011 presidential election and break Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule. But voters may not care enough to risk arrest and beatings.

Praying for the orphans of the world

A Christian Science perspective.

Global News Blog
Germany: Time for Egypt's Nefertiti bust to go home?

A German museum has a bust of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti as its centerpiece. But should Germany and other Western nations keep or return Egypt's cultural artifacts?

Sunrise for solar heat power

Four technologies aim to use heat from the sun to make electricity. But which one has the edge?

Reporters on the Job

Through the river and over the falls

Siragi Wasige makes his living leaping into Uganda’s Bujagali Falls at tourists’ behest.

Egypt detains Facebook activists – again

Last week, police arrested Ahmed Maher and about 14 other online critics who had organized through the social networking website.

The versatile begonia puts its best leaf forward

Grown for their colorful, shapely foliage, these houseplants are a dream to grow and share with friends.