No deal in sight on Nile sharing
China Daily | Updated: 2009-07-30 07:51
Egyptian children drink and wash in water from a hand pump in Qalyoubia village north of Cairo yesterday. The pump draws water from the Nile River. Reuters |
CAIRO: Ministers from the nine African countries on the Nile River agreed late on Tuesday to delay the drafting of a new water sharing agreement for six months.
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