For thousands of years Egyptians have relied on irrigation from the Nile to cultivate vegetables and fruit.
Now the system that has sustained their farms since ancient times could be in danger.
Water shortages are forcing farmers to use contaminated water with deadly results.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Vall reports from the banks of the river Nile.
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."