Egypt
Radio Netherlands
I don't want to appear single-minded, but as well as the enforced relocation of Nubian people - again - there is probably also the issue of the potential loss of heritage from these areas.
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Egypt
Nubians alarmed about dam plans
Radio Netherlands
In Nubia, Northern Sudan, there is growing anxiety about the planned construction of three dams on the Nile. The Sudanese government refuses to reveal the plans and claims that nothing has been decided upon as yet. But Nubians fear the dams will inundate most of their territory and force hundreds of thousands to leave their homeland.
"Stop Kajbar Dam now! Rescue the Nubian people!" A group of about 25 Nubians protested on Monday in front of the Sudanese and Chinese embassies in The Hague; holding up photographs of four demonstrators who died in a recent clash with the Sudanese police. Nubians are still traumatized by the construction of the huge Aswan Dam by the Egyptian government in the 1960s. In a state of perplexity, 50,000 Nubians were evacuated from the region that had been theirs for thousands of years. Now, some 40 years later, it looks as if the tragedy is about to repeat itself. Energy shortages in the booming capital, Khartoum, made the Sudanese government decide to build three dams on the Nile in Northern Sudan, at Merowe, Kajbar and Dal.
I don't want to appear single-minded, but as well as the enforced relocation of Nubian people - again - there is probably also the issue of the potential loss of heritage from these areas.
- Preserve The Middle Nile
Preserve the Middle Nile A blog whose purpose is to raise awareness about the potential damage to ecology and heritage in the Middle Nile region, where new dams are being constructed. We are a group of people who are concerned that the building of more...
- Sudan Dams Appeal
Subject: Sudan Dams Appeal Vincent Rondot Former Director of French Unit/SFDAS President, International Society for Nubian Studies Paris, 2 February 2012 Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the International Society for Nubian Studies and its staff, please...
- Hidden Beauty
Al-Ahram WeeklyThroughout history, Nubians have managed to keep their traditions and lifestyles relatively uninflected by outside influences, and yet they have still interacted with different cultures surrounding theirs. Although many Nubian villages...
- In Nubia, Fears Of Another Darfur
Los Angeles Times (Edmund Sanders) First, southern Sudan erupted in a 20-year civil war, followed by the east and, most recently, the western region of Darfur. Now many fear that Sudan's northern territory of Nubia will be the next to explode over...
- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...