South Sudan: Geopolitics of Nile Water - Its Implications on S. Sudan Conflict

May 5, 2014 | Deng Mading Gatwech, AllAfrica
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In Africa, access to water is one of the most critical aspects of human survival. Today, about one third of the total population lack access to water, constituting 300 million people and about 313 million people lack proper sanitation (World Water Council 2006). As result, many riparian countries surrounding the Nile river basin have expressed direct stake in the water resources hitherto seldom expressed in the past.