The source of the Nile has been sought after for millennia to no avail. But today I take a look at where this question comes ...

At more than 6,600 kilometres long, the Nile basin extends to 11 countries, including Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt – where ...

The rot starts at the source. For as long as the Nile has flowed, Ethiopia’s rains have made up the great bulk – over 80% – of its waters. Fat droplets pour down from July to September, not ...

The north of Africa shares a boundary with Asia. Image caption, Map of Africa. ... Aswan Dam was built to help control the flow of water from the Nile during the annual flooding season.

The inhospitable location has long puzzled archaeologists, some of whom had found evidence that the Nile River once flowed near these pyramids in some capacity, facilitating the landmarks ...

Satellite image showing a smoke plume on the north side of Kobar bridge. Hospital Kobar Bridge Hospital Kobar Bridge An all-out battle for control of Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, left a bridge ...

Eman Ghoneim and her team studied the remains of an ancient branch of the Nile near the pyramids of Giza. Eman Ghoneim / University of North Carolina Wilmington Today’s travelers to Egypt will ...

Using satellite imaging and analysis of cores of sediment, a new study published Thursday in the journal Communications Earth & Environment has mapped a 64-kilometer (40-mile) long, dried-up ...

A now-extinct stretch of the Nile once flowed near Egypt’s Great Pyramid and likely played a key role in the construction of ancient monuments, according to new research.