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Horn of Africa & Nile

Basin politics, infrastructure and environmental observation. 309 records from 31 registered sources, read from the atlas's own database, last written 2026-09-07 23:22 UTC.

What this atlas does not hold.
  • — 1 translation and 12 scenario assessments across the whole basin.
  • — 3 relationships — the actor graph is barely started.
  • — The legislation is 268 Ethiopian proclamations by number only — Amharic titles, no translation, no dates.

An empty layer here is an empty layer in the source database, not a finding that nothing happened.

What it holds

Two different records live in one database: what a coast guard, a vessel or an observation series reports, and what a legislature, a person or a statement puts on the record. They are counted apart.

Security & maritime record
Scenarios
12
Events
8
Infrastructure
4
Reporting
2
Observations
2,072
Political & legislative record
Legislation
268
Agreements
7
Meetings
6
Statements
2
Memberships
2,691
Office tenures
1,500
Atlas housekeeping
Items awaiting review
37
Sources registered
31
Legislation in Intellivoir

Ethiopia: 0 of 268 as of 2026-09-12. Not loaded into Intellivoir: the index gives a proclamation number and an Amharic excerpt and nothing a tracked topic can be read from. A translation would change that.

Source registry

Every source the atlas reads, with its licence and when it last answered. A source is listed whether or not it is currently healthy.

PublisherCountryAccessCadenceLicenceStatusLast success
Natural Earth—HTTPS; freeIrregular releasesPublic domainconnected2026-09-07
HydroSHEDS / HydroBASINS—HTTPS; freeStatic v1cHydroSHEDS license; attribution requiredconnected2026-09-07
UCSB Climate Hazards Center—HTTPS; freeMonthly final, typically third week of following monthPublic domain; cite CHC and product versionconnected2026-09-07
Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister—HTTPS; freeEvent drivenMetadata, links, limited excerpts; full redistribution unverifiedconnected2026-09-07
Ethiopia Ministry of Water and Energy—HTTPS; freeEvent drivenMetadata and brief excerpts onlyunavailablenever
Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia—HTTPS; freeEvent drivenMetadata and brief excerpts onlyunavailable2026-09-07
Eritrea Ministry of Information—RSS / HTTPS; freeDaily publication discoveryDiscovery metadata, links and brief excerpts onlyunavailable2026-09-07
Egypt Presidency—HTTPS; freeEvent drivenMetadata, links and brief excerpts onlyconnected2026-09-07
Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs—HTTPS; freeEvent drivenMetadata, links and brief excerpts onlyconnected2026-09-07
African Union—HTTPS; freeEvent drivenMetadata, links and brief excerpts onlyregisterednever
Permanent Court of Arbitration—HTTPS; free; access may be restrictedStatic case archiveMetadata, links and brief excerpts; case document terms applyregisterednever
Nile Basin Initiative—HTTPS; free public pagesEvent driven / dataset dependentMetadata and short excerpts; dataset terms must be checkedconnected2026-09-07
World Bank—API / HTTPS; freeAnnual WDI, irregular revisionsWDI CC BY 4.0 unless otherwise noted; press metadata onlyconnected2026-09-07
Associated Press—Public pages; no paywall bypassEvent drivenMetadata, links, original concise paraphrases; no full-text republicationunavailable2026-09-07
AFP Fact Check—Public pageEvent drivenMetadata and brief factual paraphrases onlyunavailablenever
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre—Public discovery; connector not yet validatedSeasonal / monthly productsProduct-specific rights unverified; link onlyconnected2026-09-07
ICPAC East Africa Drought Watch—Public viewer; API not yet validatedProduct dependentProduct-specific terms unverified; link onlyregisterednever
NASA POWER—Public APIMonthly values; meteorology through previous yearNASA open data; product citation requiredconnected2026-09-07
Copernicus Global Land Service—Some products need accountProduct dependentCopernicus terms; product-specific attributionregisterednever
FAO AQUASTAT—Public portalAnnual / irregularDataset-specific license; link only until confirmedregisterednever
World Food Programme—Public pagesEvent drivenMetadata and brief paraphrases onlyregisterednever
FEWS NET—Public pagesMonthly / seasonalProduct-specific reuse review neededregisterednever
United Nations / OCHA—Public pagesEvent drivenMetadata / excerpts; product-specific termsregisterednever
Ethiopia House of Peoples Representatives—Public portal; importer not validatedSession drivenMetadata only; bulk reuse unverifiedconnected2026-09-07
Egypt House of Representatives—Public portal; importer not validatedSession drivenBulk reuse not verifiedregisterednever
Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline—Public portalInstitution dependentData terms require attribution; links only initiallyregisterednever
NASA Global Water Measurements—Public HTTPS time-series filesNominal 10-day overpass; near-real-time revisionsNASA public data; acknowledge GWM and satellite-data providers; scientific-use limitations applyconnected2026-09-07
geoBoundaries / William & Mary geoLab—Public metadata and GeoJSON downloadsRelease-driven; check annuallygbOpen; source-specific license and attribution retained per featureconnected2026-09-07
Somalia Office of the Prime Minister—Public HTTPSWeekly directory revision checkPublic professional metadata and source links only; no biographies or contact details redistributedconnected2026-09-07
Djibouti Presidency—Public HTTPSWeekly directory revision checkPublic professional metadata and source links only; no biographies or contact details redistributedconnected2026-09-07
Egypt State Information Service—Public web; direct retrieval sometimes failsWeekly source reviewLinks and brief factual metadata; full articles not redistributedunavailablenever

Records

The most recent 30 of each kind, newest first — a traceable slice, not the whole database. Each row keeps the atlas's own identifier, its date precision and its verification state.

Legislation · showing 30 of 268

  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1413/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1416/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1431/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1430/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1429/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1426/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1425/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1422/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1421/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1420/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1419/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1418/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1417/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1415/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1414/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1409/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1408/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1407/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1406/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1399/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1400/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1398/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1405/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1404/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1403/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1402/2018["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1278/2015["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1184/2012["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation · original title available["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →
  • no date (enactment date unverified)Proclamation 1164/2012["ETH"]official_legislative_indexsource →

Scenarios · showing 12 of 12

  • 2026-09-07Commercial negotiations produce durable access["ETH", "ERI", "DJI", "SOM"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Failed talks lead to sustained coercion["ETH", "ERI", "DJI", "SOM"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07A border incident expands into interstate fighting["ETH", "ERI", "DJI", "SOM"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Existing internal conflict widens regionally["ETH", "ERI", "DJI", "SOM"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Announced agreement fails implementation["ETH", "ERI", "DJI", "SOM"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Practical cooperation resumes["ETH", "ERI", "DJI", "SOM"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07A dry period is managed cooperatively["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Multi-season drought meets failed coordination["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Data sharing or notification breaks down["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07A disputed operating decision becomes a diplomatic crisis["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07Water and electricity stress disrupt livelihoods["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]analyst_watchlistsource →
  • 2026-09-07A durable operating agreement reduces uncertainty["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]analyst_watchlistsource →

Events · showing 8 of 8

  • 2026-08-25NBI describes ongoing transition after CFA entry into force["ETH", "EGY", "SDN", "REG"]official_institutional_updatesource →
  • 2026-06-18Additional financing approved for the Djibouti–Addis corridor["ETH", "DJI"]official_announcementsource →
  • 2026-02-28Independent reporting describes renewed sovereign sea-access rhetoric["ETH", "ERI"]independent_reportingsource →
  • 2026-01-17Egypt and Sudan welcome a renewed US mediation offer["EGY", "SDN", "ETH"]independent_reportingsource →
  • 2025-09-09GERD inauguration["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]independent_reportingsource →
  • 2023-04-15 (ongoing conflict range)Sudan: existing armed conflict and humanitarian emergency["SDN", "SSD", "EGY", "ETH"]existing_conflictsource →
  • no date (publication date unverified)Fact check distinguishes troop-withdrawal demand from Assab claim["ETH", "ERI"]independent_fact_checksource →
  • no date (publication date unverified)Competing accounts of GERD and Sudan flooding["ETH", "SDN"]independent_reportingsource →

Agreements · showing 7 of 7

  • 2024-12-11Ankara Declaration: commercial access under Somali sovereignty["ETH", "SOM", "TUR"]signed_declarationsource →
  • 2024-10-13Nile Cooperative Framework Agreement enters into force for parties["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]ratified_instrument_reportedsource →
  • 2022-11-02Pretoria permanent cessation of hostilities agreement["ETH"]signed_agreementsource →
  • 2018-07-09Ethiopia–Eritrea peace and friendship declaration["ETH", "ERI"]signed_declarationsource →
  • 2015-03-23GERD Declaration of Principles["ETH", "EGY", "SDN"]signed_declarationsource →
  • 2002-04-13Boundary Commission delivers delimitation decision["ETH", "ERI"]binding_decisionsource →
  • 2000-12-12Algiers peace agreement establishes boundary and claims commissions["ETH", "ERI"]signed_agreementsource →

Meetings · showing 6 of 6

  • 2026-08-25NBI partners discuss financing and continuity of basin cooperation["ETH", "EGY", "SDN", "REG"]completed_officially_reportedsource →
  • 2026-06-30El-Sisi receives Defense Minister Ashraf Salem Zaher["EGY"]completed_officially_reportedsource →
  • 2026-06-25Kouchouk addresses investors in Paris["EGY"]completed_officially_reportedsource →
  • 2026-04-12Sewilam joins virtual preparations for the UN Water Conference["EGY"]completed_officially_reportedsource →
  • 2024-12-11Ethiopian and Somali leaders meet in Ankara["ETH", "SOM", "TUR"]completed_officially_reportedsource →
  • no date (conflicting years)Eritrean and Egyptian foreign ministers discuss regional cooperation["ERI", "EGY"]date_conflict_reviewsource →

Infrastructure · showing 4 of 4

  • no date (ambiguous)Djibouti–Addis commercial corridor["ETH", "DJI"]operating_corridor_investment_announcedsource →
  • no date (ambiguous)Assab access proposals["ETH", "ERI"]proposed_not_verified_operatingsource →
  • no date (ambiguous)Berbera / Somaliland access memorandum["ETH", "SOM"]memorandum_reported_implementation_unverifiedsource →
  • no date (ambiguous)GERD electricity and water system["ETH", "SDN", "EGY"]inauguratedsource →

Statements · showing 2 of 2

  • 2026-02-01 (month)Assab access and border concerns linked in Ethiopian diplomatic commentary["ETH", "ERI"]attributed_secondary_statementsource →
  • 2026-01-17El-Sisi welcomes attention to Nile cooperation["EGY", "ETH", "SDN"]attributed_official_statementsource →

Reporting · showing 2 of 2

  • 2026-06-01 (forecast validity period)ICPAC June–September 2026 seasonal rainfall outlook["ETH", "SDN", "ERI", "DJI", "SSD"]published_forecastsource →
  • 2026-06-01 (forecast validity period)Nile Basin seasonal hydrological outlook: June–September 2026["ETH", "EGY", "SDN", "SSD"]published_hydrological_forecastsource →