A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt. The legal status of the “cooperative framework” was formally confirmed by the African Union after South Sudan joined the treaty,

A landmark multinational agreement on managing the waters of the Nile River has entered into force -- over the vehement objections of Egypt. "Egypt will not compromise even a metre of Nile water, and rejects totally the Entebbe agreement,

Egypt on Sunday stressed its rejection for any unilateral measures in the management of trans-boundary water resources, adding that it will not allow the concession of a single cubic meter of Nile water and categorically rejects the Entebbe Agreement.