Ethiopian parliament ratifies new Nile sharing agreement opposed by Egypt
Addis Ababa, June 13 2013 (SDN) —Ethiopia’s parliament has endorsed the Nile River Cooperative Framework Agreement, an accord that replaces colonial-era deals that awarded Egypt and Sudan the majority water rights to the world’s longest river. The agreement, already signed by five other Nile River countries, was unanimously endorsed by Ethiopia’s 547-member parliament on…
