Tanzania calls for harmony in shared use of Nile water

 Tanzania Menonite Church recently organised a special service to pray for peace in the region and the country as a whole.

>Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein and Union Vice President Mohammed Gharib Bilal yesterday joined fellow Muslims in the Isles and Dar es Salaam respectively in Idd ul Fitr prayers that marked the end of Ramadhan, the Islamic calendar’s holiest month.

>A permanent legal framework must be established to ensure sustainable development and equal utilisation of the River Nile waters, the minister for Water and Irrigation, Prof Jumanne Maghembe has said.

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Calls for immediate talks on use of Nile waters
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Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy yesterday made a public appeal to the government of Tanzania to support Cairo's bid to regain membership to the African Union (AU). Fahmy made the appeal in Dar es Salaam yesterday during diplomatic talks with his ...
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Region rethinks new water strategy as pressure piles up on Nile
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THE population in Nile Basin countries is projected to increase to 749 million people by 2025 from the current 437 million persons, posing far- reaching impacts on water resources availability in the region. The Nile Basin countries are Tanzania, Burundi, DR ...

>The Parliamentary Committee on Water, Agriculture and Livestock yesterday expressed disappointment over the government’s delay in tabling in the House the agreement on the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework for ratification.

The US is running talks between Ethiopia and Egypt over the controversial mega dam project.

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Kikwete calls for water sources protection
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PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has urged leaders in the country to be courageous and determined in overseeing and protecting the environment and water sources, which will ensure availability of reliable and safe water. The president also directed people who ...

Dar es Salaam. A permanent legal framework must be established to ensure sustainable development and equal utilisation of the River Nile waters, the minister for Water and Irrigation, Prof Jumanne Maghembe has said.