Dar es Salaam. The step taken by President John Magufuli and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to open up talks on how to use the Nile Basin waters has raised questions on Tanzania’s stand over the age-long matter.
Tanzania has always taken a strong position on the Nile water politics, particularly in protesting the terms of the Colonial era accord signed in 1929 that gave Egypt a lion’s share of the resources.
The 1929…
