Ethiopia reiterates rights of all the 11 basin countries of the Nile to utilize Nile waters based on principles of equitable utilization and causing of no significant harm. On the one hand, Sudan being a downstream country on the Blue Nile, shares the water supply concerns of Egypt. At the same time, Sudan needs the power Ethiopia’s dam would generate and has voiced support for the dam project. The Blue Nile runs from Ethiopia and joins the White Nile in Khartoum, before flowing into Egypt. The River Nile, which is the world’s longest river runs through Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, Tanzania, and South Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News October 11, 2019 03:56 UTC