WHO OWNS THE NILE RIVER? Some claim that Ancient Egypt has a natural historical right on the Nile River, and principles of its acquired rights have been a focal point of negotiations with upstream states. The fact that this right exists means that any perceived reduction of the Nile water supply to Egypt is tampering with its national security and thus could trigger potential conflict. There have been occasions when Egypt has threatened to go to war over Nile water. Sudan also has hydraulic potential and has created four dams in the last century. This has resulted in the development so far of 18,000 km² of irrigated land, making Sudan the second most extensive user of the Nile, after Egypt. {but still goes futher claiming to be the owner of the nile river} While Egypt is highly dependent on the Nile, there are factors that may lead to the necessity of conflict over the distribution of the Niles water supply. For example, Egypt has such an agriculturally-dependent economy. Further, Egypt is already dependent on virtual water imports, a strategy which may lead that country to attempt future water conflicts. Ethiopias tributaries supply about 86 percent of the waters of the Nile.{its also claiming the ownership} since then, Egypt has historically threatened war on Ethiopia and Tanzania over the Nile river. Egypt armed Somali separatist rebels in Ethiopia during and since the Somalia invasion of Ethiopia in the 1970s Over the years, the involved states have put agreements and treaties into place so that conflict can be controlled. Also, Uganda is considered to be the source of the Nile River and was discovered by John Hanning Speke back in mid-1800. Like any good history story, this discovery was not without drama. Originally Speke set out on an expedition with Captain Richard Burton commissioned by the Royal Geographical Society to find the source of the Nile. Burton was convinced the source was Lake Tanganyika which contradicted Speke’s belief of Lake Victoria as the source. Unfortunately Speke could not definitively prove his theory and shot himself by accident before the two men were set to debate publicly. It wasn’t until several years after his death that Speke’s theory of Lake Vic as the source of the Nile was proven by another expedition . So pals, who really owns the nile river?
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:52:00 +0000
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