Sudan News » River Nile News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Protests erupt in Sudan’s Atbara over soaring public transport fares
October 25, 2026 (ATBARA) – Angry protests broke out in Atbara, River Nile State, as citizens blocked roads and burned tyres to condemn a sharp rise in public transport fares between Atbara and Ed ...
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Unregulated gold boom triggers toxic crisis in northern Sudan safe havens
October 19, 2026 (ABU HAMAD) – An unprecedented expansion of artisanal gold mining in northern Sudan’s River Nile and Northern states has unleashed severe environmental and health hazards, as hundreds ...
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Sudan gold rush leaves toxic legacy as war drives mining
Displaced civilians turn to informal prospecting as mercury and cyanide threaten farmland, drinking water and public health.
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Opinion | The Vitality of Iteru: Blue Nile Hydropolitics and Asymmetrical Water Vulnerability
On 11 October 2026, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to safeguarding its historical and acquired water rights, underscoring the Nile’s vital importance to the Egyptian ...
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Ethiopia claims its dam helped reduce Sudan's floods as speculation it caused the deluge rises
CAIRO — Ethiopia claimed Monday that its recently inaugurated dam has helped lessen floods that have hit Sudan, as speculation rose over whether it has actually caused the deluges. Sudan on Saturday ...
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump's offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Construction work takes place, at the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Assosa, Ethiopia, on June 28, 2013. ...
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Egypt and Sudan say Ethiopia's Nile dam is 'a threat to stability'
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view taken from an airplane flying over Greater Cairo Area, shows the River Nile and the Ring Road Freeway between ...
News Sudan » River Nile » Economy: Ethiopia to open GERD mega-dam despite warnings from Sudan and Egypt over Nile water supplies
Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...