The Nile is the world's longest river and runs through northeastern Africa. It flows through eleven countries, including ...

April 27 (Reuters) - Seven African countries are pressing for changes to water allocation from the Nile river, planning a new treaty that would sidestep heavyweights Egypt and Sudan, which are ...

Here's something that might surprise you: ancient Egyptians called the river "Ar" or "Aur," meaning "black," a reference to the rich, dark sediment that the Nile's waters carried from the Horn of ...