Damming of Lake Turkana Could Leave Thousands Without Water, Provoke Tribal Conflict

The damming of a river that feeds the world’s largest desert lake could lead not only to less drinking water sources for thousands of Kenyans, but international conflict between tribes for what little water remains.
A new film and report by International Rivers, Come and Count Our Bones, shares the perspectives of 100 people living in Kenya’s Turkana and Marsabit Counties who fear the repercussions of the Gibe III Dam, currently under construction in Ethiopia.

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Sudan: Geopolitics On Nile Water - Its Implications On S. Sudan Conflict

This opinion article examines the water scarcity in the North, Horn and Eastern Africa with an attempt to focus on Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan through the C-H model of theory of civil wars in order to construct the model on water scarcity with an attempt to reconcile the tensions over water resources and its effects on the people of the South Sudan and Eastern African people.

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Egypt seeks Saudi help on Ethiopia water dispute

CAIRO — Egypt is considering preparing a formal request for Gulf mediation under the leadership of Saudi Arabia, in order to back Cairo’s stance vis-à-vis the ongoing conflict with Ethiopia about the Renaissance Dam. The mediation request comes as part of a basket of escalatory measures adopted by Egypt in January, following the breakdown of technical negotiations among the Egyptian, Sudanese and Ethiopian water resources ministers.

 

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