Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia exploits the Nile river water

Reporters in the Middle East said the three countries downstream of the East Nile including Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have signed a common agreement on long-term and sustainable exploitation of Nile water, and agreed to continue to co-ordinate. Technical cooperation in a joint project between 3 countries.

Under this agreement, a regular advisory mechanism between the three countries will be formed and take effect immediately after the office of the lower East River Nile (INTRO) ends its operation program. INTRO is an agency established temporarily under the initiative of the lower Nile countries. The agreement also stipulates that Egypt and Sudan continue to participate in INTRO activities as well as promote the approval of the above documents in the parliaments of the three countries.

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As an observer participating in the signing ceremony, representatives of South Sudan expressed their wish to become an agreement signing party. However, this proposal needs to be reviewed and approved by the three countries.

According to experts, this is a historic agreement due to frequent political tensions between countries in the lower Nile region, in which Egypt is the most exploited river flow.

After the Amazone River, the Nile is the second largest river in the world with 6,671km and a river basin of nearly 3 million square kilometers, equal to one tenth of Africa's area. Nile water, including the White Nile and Green Nile, plays an important role for 10 countries sharing the river's water resources, mainly Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and other countries such as Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Eritrea, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.