Water Cooperation Essential to Safeguard Nile Basin Rights, Expert Says

African affairs expert Rami Zohdi said cooperation over water is essential to safeguarding the rights of Nile Basin countries and supporting shared development.

Zohdi said President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s remarks on the Nile reflected the importance of strengthening cooperation among countries across the basin.

His assessment linked the protection of countries’ water rights with efforts to achieve development together, placing both goals within a cooperative approach.

The expert’s comments underscored cooperation as a necessity for Nile Basin states as they pursue their development interests.