Leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia are expected to meet in Egypt’s Sharm A-Sheikh on Monday to discuss ties between the countries and possible cooperation on regional water projects.
Al-Jazeera reported that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Sudanese President ‘Umar Hasan Al-Bashir and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will discuss launching joint projects, especially those concerning water from the Nile which flows through all three countries.
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Egypt and Ethiopia are ironing out their differences and Al-Jazeera reported they have announced that any traditional disputes between the two countries concerning allocation of Nile River water are now a thing of the past.
The Nile and its offshoots flow though nine countries: Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaire.