NILE BASIN COUNTRIES IN WATER-DEAL TALKS
Jul 28th, 2009 by admin
Delegates from 10 African countries on the Nile River began discussions yesterday to draft a new water-sharing deal. Meeting in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, delegates are hoping to conclude an agreement which will establish a permanent body to govern water allocation along the Nile. Last month talks in Kinshasa broke down after officials from the 10 countries failed to agree on a new water-sharing system. A majority of the members want Egypt’s annual 55.5 billion cubic water quota to be reduced. But Egypt has repeatedly refused to accept any changes to its quota. Nile basin countries include Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Uganda and Burundi.
