Egypt’s Irrigation Minister Highlights Cooperation on Groundwater Wells in Uganda

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam met with Uganda’s Minister of State for Fisheries, Robert Ndugwa Migadde, during the ninth Cairo Water Week.

The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation in the construction of groundwater wells in Uganda, an area highlighted by Sewilam.

Migadde serves in Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. His talks with Sewilam brought together officials responsible for water resources and fisheries in the two countries.

The available details did not specify the number or locations of wells under discussion, or a timetable for further cooperation.