“This is the first study to provide the first map of the long-lost ancient branch of the Nile River.” Ghoneim and her colleagues refer to this extinct branch of the Nile river as ...

The Nile River - source of life for Egypt and Sudan. But upstream, Ethiopia is rewriting history. Since 2011, they've been constructing Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam.

Floods arrive without warning; droughts linger longer than expected. Yet amid these rising uncertainties, a collective tide ...

Across Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda-nations stitched together by the River Nile's timeless flow-a new current of hope is rising ...

A view of the Blue Nile River canyon, the natural boundary between Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions. (Yonas Tadesse for The Washington Post) Max Bearak is The Washington Post's Nairobi bureau ...