By AGGREY MUTAMBOMore by this AuthorPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has called for “African solutions” in identifying the workable share of River Nile's waters. “The two heads of state discussed the challenges facing the Nile River basin and emphasised the need for pursuing African solutions to African Problems,” a dispatch from State House said. Advertisement“The President (Sahle-Work) also underscored Ethiopia’s commitment to continue working with all Nile Basin countries and ensure that only treaties that are properly entered into by the countries will apply to the basin. The two leaders agreed on the importance of reaching a resolution in the spirit of African Solutions to African Problems and concurred on the need for the African Union to support the countries reach a win-win outcome." Ethiopia is the source of nearly 80 per cent of the River Nile's waters although the Nile basin includes Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2020 09:33 UTC