Battle Over Nile River Ownership Threatens One of World’s Largest Wetland

Photo by Michael Gwyther-Jones When we think of the Nile river, we think of Egypt, but for African countries upriver, ownership of the Nile is under hot contention . The river flows through 10 nations from its headwaters in Ethiopia to the Mediterranean, but historically only Egypt and the Sudan have rights to the water. Nations now speaking out include Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, who have signed a treaty that will secure rights to the w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Battle Over Nile River Ownership Threatens One of World’s Largest Wetland