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Trouble Don’t Last Always.
This title of a gospel song implies that change happens constantly. Nothing, not even trouble, is permanent. So making plans with only trouble in mind is futile. Remember – things change. The Niles correspondents explore a variety of cross-border projects that prepare the Nile Basin for a future vastly different from today.
A small bridge across the River Kisian.  (photo: The Niles / Curity Ogada) A small bridge across the River Kisian.  (photo: The Niles / Curity Ogada) A small bridge across the River Kisian.  (photo: The Niles / Curity Ogada)

The plight of Kenya’s River Kisian

Curity Ogada and Alis Okonji
Once a sufficient lifeline for people and animals, increased human activity has taken its toll on Kenya’s River Kisian.
6.09.2022
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The Nile Basin Tangram

Leila Bendra and Dominik Lehnert
Explore the Nile Basin Tangram and test your knowledge and imagination by recreating each riparian country’s national animal.
29.08.2022
A group photo of journalists from across the Nile Basin, taken during a conference in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, on February 23, 2018. (photo: The Niles / Dominik Lehnert)
A group photo of journalists from across the Nile Basin, taken during a conference in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, on February 23, 2018. (photo: The Niles / Dominik Lehnert)
A group photo of journalists from across the Nile Basin, taken during a conference in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, on February 23, 2018. (photo: The Niles / Dominik Lehnert)

Nile narratives without borders

Davis Mugume and Mohamed Wadie
In the transboundary Nile Basin, riparian countries are often divided by misunderstanding, suspicions and conflict over water use. Can media help ease these tensions?
26.08.2022
Lakes in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley: Lake Victoria, visible in the top centre, Kyoga, the lake above Victoria, Tanganyika, the oblong-shaped lake visible in the bottom left, Lake Albert, visible in the top left, Lake Edward, beneath Albert  (photo: European Space Agency / Envisat) Lakes in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley: Lake Victoria, visible in the top centre, Kyoga, the lake above Victoria, Tanganyika, the oblong-shaped lake visible in the bottom left, Lake Albert, visible in the top left, Lake Edward, beneath Albert  (photo: European Space Agency / Envisat) Lakes in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley: Lake Victoria, visible in the top centre, Kyoga, the lake above Victoria, Tanganyika, the oblong-shaped lake visible in the bottom left, Lake Albert, visible in the top left, Lake Edward, beneath Albert  (photo: European Space Agency / Envisat)

Uganda and DRC are making big strides to resolve conflicts over fish in shared waters

Henry Lutaaya
A spike in killings and arrests among fishing communities from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been eased by a new bid to bring the countries together.
25.08.2022

Minziro: Tanzania’s disappearing paradise

Sylivester Domasa
As Tanzania’s vital forest cover and wetlands shrink, what can be done to safeguard them for future generations?
24.08.2022

Unresolved border dispute haunts local communities

Waakhe Simon and Scovin Iceta
Trauma, pain and misery: Decades of disputes along the border between South Sudan and Uganda have overshadowed the lives of people from both countries.
23.08.2022
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