The Nile River Cooperation Agreement begins to be implemented despite the opposition of Egypt and Sudan
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia has said that the Nile River Basin Cooperation Agreement (CFA) officially began to be implemented yesterday Sunday despite Egypt and Sudan continuing to oppose it.
In accordance with the agreement, the Nile River Basin Commission (NRBC) has been established, which is an institutional body tasked with promoting and coordinating cooperation among the countries of the Nile Basin regarding the management of the Nile River.
Egypt and Sudan have opposed the agreement while the cooperation agreement has been signed by the countries of Ethiopia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has called on countries that have not signed the Nile River Cooperation Agreement to do so, citing the agreement as the "Nile Family" that encourages regional cooperation for equal use of the resources of the Nile River.
It is worth reminding here that, the Nile River has been a source of tension, especially between Egypt and Ethiopia, immediately after the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which is a major channel in the waters of the Nile River.
Ethiopia considers the dam to be important for its economic development and insists that it is not a threat to the supply of water from the Nile River, while Egypt believes that the construction of the dam is a threat to its share of water from the Nile River.
