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Egypt Kicks Off Campaign to Remove Violations on Nile River

The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation launched a campaign to monitor and remove violations on the Nile River. (Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation)
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation launched a campaign to monitor and remove violations on the Nile River. (Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation)
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Egypt Kicks Off Campaign to Remove Violations on Nile River

The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation launched a campaign to monitor and remove violations on the Nile River. (Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation)
The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation launched a campaign to monitor and remove violations on the Nile River. (Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation)

The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation launched a campaign to monitor and remove violations on the Nile River before the start of the third-stage filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir,

Egypt derives 90 percent of its water needs, or 55.5 billion cubic meters, from the Nile.

Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel-Aty ordered affiliate state agencies to be fully prepared during the Eid al-Fitr holiday that started on Monday and that coincided with the peak need for water.

He urged the agencies to maintain their efforts in combating all forms of violations along the Nile, said a Ministry statement.

Violations were detected along the Nile in Cairo, Sohag, Damietta and Minya.

The removal of the violations aims to achieve good management, operation, and maintenance of the water system to ensure that water needs are met, the ministry added.

It also sends a messages to everyone who deigns to commit violations along waterways and irrigation fields.

Around 56,000 violations across 8.2 million square meters of area along the Nile have been removed in coordination with the state agencies.

Egypt suffers from water shortages as it manages to supply 74 billion out of the 114 billion cubic meters it needs to meet local demand.

Meanwhile, Addis Ababa is expected to start the third phase of filling the GERD's reservoir during the rainy season in July, which only compound the shortage.

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Hemedti Issues Strict Orders to his Forces to Protect Sudanese People

People collect clean water provided by a charity organization to people in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on August 30, 2024. (AFP)
People collect clean water provided by a charity organization to people in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on August 30, 2024. (AFP)
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Hemedti Issues Strict Orders to his Forces to Protect Sudanese People

People collect clean water provided by a charity organization to people in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on August 30, 2024. (AFP)
People collect clean water provided by a charity organization to people in Gedaref in eastern Sudan on August 30, 2024. (AFP)

Commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohammed Hamdan Daglo, also known as Hemedti, issued on Saturday strict orders to his forces to protect civilians and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid in line with the commitments his delegation made at the recent peace talks in Geneva.

In a post on the X platform, he said he issued an “extraordinary administrative order to all the forces” to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

He called on all commanders to abide by the orders in line with international humanitarian law. Any violators will be held accountable.

The RSF has been accused of widespread violations against civilians in areas under their control. They have also been accused of committing massacres in Gezira state in central Sudan. The RSF have denied the accusations.

Hemedti announced in August the formation of a “civilian protection force” that immediately assumed its duties in the Khartoum and Gezira states.

According to head of the RSF delegation to the Geneva talks, Omar Hamdan, the force is formed of 27 combat vehicles, backed by forces that have experience in cracking down on insubordination.

Hemedti stressed last week his commitment to all the outcomes of the Geneva talks, starting with ensuring the delivery of aid to those in need.

The RSF and army agreed to open two safe routes for the deliveries and to protect civilians to ease their suffering after nearly a year and a half of war.

The mediators in Geneva received commitments from the RSF that it would order the fighters against committing any violations against civilians in areas under their control.

Meanwhile, aid deliveries continued through the Adre border crossing with Chad. They are headed to people in Darfur in western Sudan.

Fifty-nine aid trucks carrying aid supplies crossed from Chad to Darfur, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Saturday.

“The supplies are estimated to reach nearly 195,000 people in acute need in different parts of the country,” it added.

“About 128 aid trucks carrying supplies for an estimated 355,000 people are being prepared to cross into Sudan in the coming days and weeks to ensure a steady flow of supplies. Despite the surge of supplies through Adre, humanitarian partners have warned that ongoing rains and floods have damaged three major bridges in the region, limiting movements within Darfur,” it revealed.

“While progress has been made on the Adre border crossing, funding resources are depleting, and humanitarian funding is urgently required to sustain the supplies chain,” it urged.