Nile Basin Initiative

#BREAKING 🥁🇹🇿 In the true spirit of Ownership, and at a critical time, the United Republic of Tanzania did two things yesterday: ▪️Paid its annual country contribution to NBI ▪️Cleared its areas From all of us at Nile Cooperation, #AsanteniSana!

𝙁𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩! 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. The @NELSAP_CU team, alongside Uganda's Ministry of Water & Environment,wrapped up a critical awareness mission in Elegu&Nimule on transboundary flood management . 🧵 A thread

#NileCooperation This week in Addis Ababa, we are hosting the task team of the flagship Nile River Basin Investment Programme to ▪️to review the resource mobilization action plan ▪️undertake high-level screening of portfolio ▪️draft project-by-project action plans. @NelsapCU @EAC_LVBC @EAPowerPool @EntroNBI @IGADSecretariat @NEPAD_Agency @COMESA_HQ

The SWRA began with countries asking: How much water do we have? How much will we need in future? It now provides a shared evidence base for planning across the Nile Basin. Full story nilewell.org/system/files/2…

#DataToDecisions The focus starts with the Strategic Water Resources Analysis (SWRA), which found a growing gap between water demand and supply across the Basin. Much of this analysis exists in technical reports and datasets that are difficult to explore and compare together.

NBI and the International Water Management Institute met in Kampala City last week for a scoping and co-design process to develop a Nile Basin Digital Twin. A twin is a live digital model of the Basin that brings data, analysis and scenarios together. #NileCooperation

#NileCooperation Executive Director to speak on a panel at 11am EAT Topic: Enabling environment for data-sharing and technology uptake in transboundary basins. Livestream until 7 May webtv.un.org/en

#NileCooperation Global Workshop on the Use of New Technologies and Innovations for Monitoring, Assessment and Data-sharing in Transboundary Basins. Geneva, 5–6 May. NBI is attending. Watch webtv.un.org/en

The data will support hydropower operations, flood and drought preparedness, and agricultural planning. In Ituri Province, it will also strengthen navigation, marine operations and safety on Lake Albert. #NileCooperation

Today, we handed over a Regional Hydrological Monitoring System on Lake Albert in Kasenyi, Bunia (Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo) 🇨🇩. System provides real-time data on river and lake levels and key water quality parameters.

On 24 April 2026, NBD met with @nbiweb to deepen collaboration on Nile water resources management. The meeting concluded with MoU signing , renewing their commitment to joint actions for sustainability. @ciwaprogram @AseffaS @Nbdf_Rwanda @Uganda_NileDF @ethnilebasin

There are three stages to sainthood: 1-Servant of God (where #Nyerere is at) 2-Beatification 3-Canonisation At the Uganda Catholic Matryrs Shrine June 1 is commemorated as Nyerere Day. #WaterKnowsNoBoundaries

Someone from the group asked why #JuliusNyerere has not yet been named a saint by the Vatican. The guide's answer: because no miracle has yet been attributed to him. But the matter is still on the table.

Location: #Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, near Kampala. The ED has brought our guests - board members of the National Water Fund of Tanzania - to see special sites in #Uganda

There was a lot to discuss and see at the High Commission. #BabawaTaifa

#NileCooperation The ED received gifts from the High Commissioner: Coffee and cashew nuts, processed in Tanzania. And the High Commissioner accepted a gift from NBI.

The ED listed the benefits of #NileCooperation accrued to Tanzania since NBI’s founding in Dar es Salaam in 1999: ➡️The @RusumoNelsap, which is stabilising the national grid in Tanzania @WorldBank @AfDB_Group 📸 ➡️Three other hydroelectricity investments, including o the Mbeya–Kabwe (Tanzania - Zambia) o Isinya-Singida and (Kenya-Tanzania) o Iringa–Mbeya power transmission lines ➡️Multipurpose projects in Mara & Kagera sub-basins ➡️Upgraded system for monitoring water quantity, water quality & groundwater ➡️1,000 water professionals trained

This proof of commitment from Tanzania🇹🇿 was the headline when the ED Dr. Eng. Nestor Niyonzima and his Deputy Dr Abraha Aduga visited H.E. Major General Paul Kisesa Simuli, the High Commissioner in Uganda today. The High Commissioner reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to #NileCooperation.

#NileCooperation Vice Board Chairperson, Ms. Sarah Mtelele, on why they chose NBI: “We came to learn – so we can enhance our capacity to implement projects, which include supplying rural populations. But we are also seeking a partnership. I already see a lot we can do with NBI” #Goal17