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Egypt says Nile sharing meeting fails

April 23rd, 2010
  • >>Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohammed Nasreddin Allam insisted that Egypt would maintain its share of 55.5 billion cubic meters of water from the river — more than half of the Nile's flow.
  • >>Egypt also wants veto power over any new irrigation projects undertaken by the other nine riparian states.
  • >>The Sub-Saharan African states have rejected the clause and called for the signing of the agreement.
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