Flames destroy landmark tower as Sudan war enters sixth month
Cairo, SudanReuters One of Sudan’s main landmarks, a skyscraper that towered over the River Nile and housed the headquarters of a major oil company, has been reduced to a smouldering wreck amid heavy fighting between rival military factions in the capital. The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company head office, a glass-sided tower with curved sides […]
Owners distraught as historic Nile houseboats are removed
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Owners of the Nile’s famous houseboats in the heart of Egypt’s capital are having their homes demolished and towed away as authorities impound what they say are unlicensed dwellings. The boats, many of them elegant two-story structures with verandas, have been moored for decades along the tree-lined banks of the Nile between […]
More people, less water? Scientists see risks on upper Nile
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Rapid population growth, combined with a hike in hot and dry years, is likely to dramatically increase the number of people suffering water scarcity on the upper River Nile, climate change scientists said last week. By 2030, demand for Nile water will exceed supply, and by 2080, almost two-thirds of people living […]