Is South Sudan's Jonglei Canal Back on Track?

 The Associated Press published on 19 May 2022 an article titled "Century-old Canal Project Sparks Opposition in South Sudan" by Deng Machol.  

The government of South Sudan is considering revival of construction of the Jonglei Canal on the White Nile to prevent flooding and improve infrastructure.  It would also increase the volume of water reaching Sudan and Egypt.  But there is opposition to the project, which some believe to be a catastrophic environmental and social disaster for South Sudan's Sudd wetlands.  

Water Wars and the Nile Basin

 US Arab Radio hosted a one hour podcast on 6 August 2021 titled "Water Wars: Death by Thirst or Death by Bullets?" hosted by Atef Abdel Gawad.

The panelists were Omer R. Ahmed, Ethiopian journalist and commentator on Africa; Mohamed Nasr Allam, Cairo University professor and Egypt's former minister of water resources and irrigation; Adel Darwish, British journalist and co-author of a book on water wars in the Middle East; and myself.

Most of the program focused on the Nile Basin and differences between Egypt and Ethiopia on the use of Nile water.  

Podcast on Nile Water and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

The New Africa Daily recently posted a podcast of more than one hour on issues relating to Nile waters and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.  Talar Belrhiti was the moderator.  The panelists were Hafsa Halawa, Middle East Institute, Addisu Lashitew, Brookings Institution, and myself.