Struggle Over the Nile

The British saw them­selves as guardians of the Nile and the re­sults of their am­bi­tious plans can still be seen to­day.

Key dates in the his­to­ry of a riv­er that has been the sub­ject of po­lit­i­cal con­trol and ado­ra­tion for cen­turies.

Main doc­u­ments be­hind the strug­gle over the Nile.

The British his­to­ri­an talks about the leg­ends and spec­u­la­tions that have arisen around the Riv­er Nile.

The Su­danese farmer can­not imag­ine life with­out the Nile.

The Ethiopi­an wa­ter min­is­ter ex­plains why his coun­try is push­ing for a greater share of the Nile.

‘Africa’s large dams have not re­versed pover­ty’.

The New Zealand ad­ven­tur­er led the first ex­pe­di­tion to trav­el up the Nile to its source.

De­spite the trau­ma of dis­place­ment, Nu­bians have done their best to keep alive their tra­di­tions and lan­guage.

The Kenyan di­rec­tor of wa­ter re­sources talks about sus­tain­able and peace­ful man­age­ment of the Nile Riv­er Basin.