Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists in Jinja have been called upon to take a more active role in advancing eco-tourism by telling stories that promote conservation, community empowerment, and sustainable travel along the River Nile and surrounding areas. Speaking at a two-day training retreat at the Source of …
Read More »Kezaala urges Jinja investors to embrace eco-tourism for Middle East market
JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Deputy Head of Mission to Qatar, Mohammad Kezaala, has called on the business community in Jinja City to invest in eco-friendly services as a reliable way to boost tourism in the region. Kezaala made the remarks during a nationwide tourism trek with a team …
Read More »D-DAY: Egypt and Sudan dismiss new River Nile agreement
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | Egypt and Sudan have rejected the recently ratified agreement on The Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework (CFA) which was expected to come into force today, 13th October 2024. The Agreement aimed to among many initiatives, establish the Nile River Basin Commission to succeed …
Read More »Parliament demands statement on Karuma Bridge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked government to provide the likely implications of restricted access to Karuma bridge, which has been found to be compromised. The bridge over River Nile, which connects the North and West Nile to the rest of the country, was found to …
Read More »Construction of the source of River Nile pier starts
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism has commissioned rehabilitation works at the Source of River Nile in Jinja City. Doreen Katusiime, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism on Thursday handed over part of the tourism site to Excel Construction Limited who have been contracted …
Read More »UGX 25B needed for Nile water stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs over twenty-five billion shillings ($7 million) as contributions to the running of hydro-meteorological monitoring stations long River Nile. The stations are known hydroMet systems under the Nile Basin Initiative are used to collect information needed for agricultural planning and monitoring among others. They …
Read More »Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan and the matter of River Nile water
The Elephant in The Room: What is behind the stalled GERD negotiation and how should it move forward? COMMENT | DR TIRUSEW ASEFA | Every roadblock in the tripartite negotiation between Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan leads to one issue: Nile water use allocation. Both Egypt and Sudan are adamant …
Read More »Lighting up the Great Lakes
River Nile countries push for an interconnected power grid SPECIAL FEATURE | ESPOIR IRADUKUNDA & RONALD MUSOKE | It is 9am in downtown Bujumbura— Burundi’s commercial city, and the alleys are already crowded with buyers and sellers haggling noisily over prices of merchandise. They must shout to be heard because …
Read More »Police retrieve body of tourist who drowned in River Nile
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The search for the body of Robert Kaweesi, a Briton of Ugandan origin who drowned in River Nile in Pakwach on Wednesday, has been concluded after police divers recovered his body. The incident happened at around 6:40 pm when Kaweesi, 48, together with his family …
Read More »Tourist drowns in River Nile
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pakwach district is investigating the death of one Robert Kaweesi, a Briton of Ugandan origin who drowned in the River Nile on Wednesday. The incident happened at around 6:40pm when Kaweesi, 48, together with his family of four went swimming in a restricted part …
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