Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.

Geodata journalism. Mapping stories on water issues in the Nile Basin.

Special Projects

Cross-Border Projects

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NileWell Science Journalism Platform

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Healed by the sun: Solar energy lights the way for quality rural health in East Africa during Covid-19

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Pandemic Poachers: Covid-19 threatens to reverse fragile gains in wildlife conservation in East Africa

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Sucked Dry: Huge swaths of land acquired by foreign investors in Africa’s Nile River Basin export profits, displace communities

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Nile Outbreak Storymap: Who is Most at Risk?

Mr. Kenfrey Katui (right), the founder of Scope Intervention in Kenya, with staff members in a tree seedlings nursery supported by the organization.

Champions of Sustainability: In an era of climate change, youth in Uganda and across East Africa take the lead to build resilient communities

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Thirst in a River Basin Interactive Map: Water scarcity in the Nile Basin compounded in times of Covid-19 and climate change

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Thirst in a River Basin Interactive Map:How to read the map

Featured Documentaries

The Flipflopi boat’s final stop for the Lake Victoria expedition in Mwanza, Lake Victoria. Photo by Megan S. Lee/InfoNile.

The Flipflopi Dhow: Returning Home

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Uganda’s First Oil

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Lighting the Future: New solar power systems increase safe births, improve health services in Uganda border communities

#EverydayNile Photo Stories

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Sinking Land: Man and water collide as floods overtake landing site in Uganda

Odongo Eric, a fisherman from Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria in Kenya, uses a solar-powered light to capture silver cyprinid fish one night in May. Odongo has been fishing for five years. He recently switched to fishing with solar lamps instead of kerosene in an attempt to reduce his carbon footprint and be part of the global climate change mitigation movement.

Powering the ‘Ghost Town’ of Rusinga Island: Fishermen in Lake Victoria, Kenya take action on climate change

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Washing Away The ‘Blue Gold’ of Ethiopia

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Elusive Commodity: Documenting the pain communities in Goma, DR Congo go through to take water home

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The Drinking Trucks: In a city that borders River Nile, Covid-19 curbs access to clean water for South Sudanese

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The Silent Witness Photo Map (Burundi)

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It is Still Home: A tale of humanity and resilience in Gambella, Ethiopia, where thousands make the annual journey to return home after floods

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Finding the Sugarland: A journey of roots by the Nile

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