the largest country in africa was born a country flowing sixty percent of the entire nile basin area. sudan had enormous agricultural potential but there was a drawback. the one nine hundred twenty nine anglo egyptian agreement allotted only four billion cubic meters of nile waters to the sudanese territory. compared to egypt's forty eight billion cubic meters. the newly independent sudanese were not happy inheriting this colonial legacy. that this agreement the enforced gyptian dominance over the nile the me and my and gives who done just a token amount of. what was that if the home of the chaff most sudanese believe that the knowledge agreements were unjustly set and that distribution of the water should have been based on the size of the country i salute. sudan's share should have been much more than what was agreed upon because it's far larger than. the nine hundred twenty nine agreement had also given egypt the right to monitor the nile flow beyond the egyptian territory. under slightly i remember when i was young in geneva. i moved to the center not my room mate was an egyptian

in berlin it was decided the nile basin region would fall under british rule. when the british to control you knighted to their very soon realized that they had become rudeness of a society that a totally depend upon the nile so they understood from the very beginning that the economic development the political stability to depend upon my control. to assert control upstream the british established what it called the east africa protectorate in one thousand nine hundred five comprising what is today kenya and uganda. the next step was sudan a territory ruled by egypt since eight hundred twenty. with their domination in egypt the british persuaded the egyptians to sign an agreement in january eight hundred ninety nine for joining rule of a sedan. in reality joint rule was a fig leaf for british command. here in the presidential palace in khartoum to this day a museum houses portrayed of former governors of sudan. the paintings are testament to a time of british dominion. in our world in fact the british master the art of ruling sudan they completely sidelined the

with the exception of egypt the nile basin countries face a chronic shortage of power. large majorities of the populations in these countries do not have access to electricity. uganda is one such example. here on the nile close to its outlet from lake victoria there are two new hydro power stations. but combined they don't generate enough power for a country with a growing economy and an increasing population. ninety percent of our people have electricity ninety one percent don't so we have an aggressive through an official program which is on going to have a target that in the next four years this number which says today nine percent should rise to sixteen percent in the east of. the nile in uganda is characterized by high speed rapids and waterfalls. one of the most well known is the murchison. it's an area that attracts tourists from around the world. and it's home to uganda as largest national park. listen. the stricture brava here is ideal for those seeking the thrill of white water rafting. i i. close has been running rafting expeditions for tourists along the rive

centuries in egypt the sort to come on power over the mild in the now we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't even ask the debate of the water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want a greater share i know that some people in asia are on russian and yes this circumstances have changed in ten quite a struggle over the mild at this time on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera.

for centuries egypt has soared to come on power over the mild event we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't even ask that if they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to great a share i know that some people in asia. on question that yes this circumstances have changed and changed quite a struggle over the miles at this time on al-jazeera. and. this is al-jazeera. hello i'm still robin this is the al-jazeera news our life my headquarters here in doha coming up.

for centuries egypt to sort to come on power over the nile ivanoff we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't mean from us that if they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to agree to share i know that some people the nature of confession i guess this circumstances have changed in a tent quite a struggle over the mild at this time on al-jazeera. what we've just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by senate democrats this will be called the trump shot.

centuries egypt to the sword to come on power over the mild event we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't mean from us that if they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want a greater share i know that some people in asia. on question i guess this circumstances have changed and changed quite a struggle over the mild at this time on al-jazeera. it's good to have you with us on al jazeera these are our top stories russia has for the first time weighed in on turkey's offensive in northern syria turkey is trying to push out kurdish fighters and create a buffer zone to protect its borders russia says it's keeping a close eye on developments have emphasized the importance of syria's territorial integrity. u.s. vice president pence as in jerusalem he is the highest ranking u.s. official to visit the city since president dollar trump recognized as the capital of israel and december tenth his visit was welcomed by israel by palestinians protested against his arrival. but we have correspondents in brussels. and ron but

agreement with spain and even today is considered to be a landmark but for now what's happening in the nile basin area threatens to undermine the chances of finding a common ground officials here at the air you hope differences between sudan egypt and if the appeal will be resolved soon if not this is an issue many wary could lead to a mr confrontation hashim about al-jazeera. yemeni government is urging calm in the southern port city of aden after what they called an attempted coup by separatists backed by the united arab emirates it your ministry says government forces are now in control of a on sunday at least twelve people were killed and one hundred others wounded as southern secessionists fought the army for control of government buildings and its president says the unrest only benefits with the rebels who are at war with the elected government and the president has won a landslide victory in the general election sally nice to secure it another six year term one in more than sixty percent of the vote his main rival only got twelve percent the president is credited with balancing a delicate

to beat spain and even today is considered to be a landmark but for now what's happening in the nile basin area threatens to undermine the chances of finding a common ground officials here are the air you hope differences between egypt and it will be resolved soon if not this is an issue many worry could lead to a mr confrontation hashim about al-jazeera. refugee support agencies are reporting a search and homelessness in northern greece the region's main city thessaloniki has apparently right out of space to house new arrivals i think the numbers are increasing as many are now avoiding the greek islands and stead there crossing over the land border from turkey near the everest river which was for more than four hundred fifty kilometer from bulgaria to the mediterranean sea are in say reports from northern greece. many people believe pakistanis or iranians aren't refugees and so they cannot know what's happening in the border province of blocky stand where these people come from they spoke out against tribal leaders there who want independence and they were threatened with death so they ra

we are harming any of the nile basin countries they don't mean the most when they give a get their water from rainfall upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to gracious i know some people the nature. unfortunately of this circumstances have changed in changed quite a. struggle over the nile at this time on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour a three day u.s. government shutdowns about to end after politicians possibile extending federal funding until february eighth democrats agreed to the temporary measure after getting assurances from the republicans about a vote on immigration in the coming weeks. turkey's army says one of its soldiers has been killed as its troops and syrian rebel allies close in on kurdish forces president shows up tie up out of un says the operation to secure the border will be successful. the opening date for the u.s. embassy moving from tel aviv to jerusalem has been brought forward to the end of twenty nineteen u.s. vice president mike pence made the announcement in the knesset but he was brief

agreement with spain that even today use conceded to be a landmark but for what's happening in the nile basin area what seems to undermine the chances of finding a common ground officials here the air you hope differences between egypt and it will be resolved soon if not this is an issue many worry could lead to a mr confrontation but i'll just. as if an authority is have extended the detention of al-jazeera journalists to saying for the eleventh time he's been held for an extra forty five days without trial it's been more than a year since he was arrested and jailed in egypt the sense of history broadcasting false news to spread chaos which he and al jazeera strongly deny after people they complained of mistreatment while in prison. the president has won a landslide victory in the general election sally nice to secure it another six year term more than sixty percent of the vote his main rival to just twelve percent president is credited with balancing a delicate relationship with nato without antagonizing neighboring russia. and then our active map that tracks the location of people using fi

that gave it a seventy eight percent share of the nile which it sees as a historic right but other nile basin countries including if you were not part of the deal and have since signed their own agreement it's. this is not going to bring any significant harm upon the egyptian side and we are working on this we're trying to be very transparent. there are reports ethiopia has increased security measures are on the dam and put in place a no fly zone in the area this is a sensitive region last week sudan closed the. spore deal with eritrea and sent thousands of troops to the area after reports of possible troop deployment from egypt and the united arab emirates inside eritrea meanwhile if you hope is prime minister is visiting khartoum and egypt for crucial discussions on the dam with hopes of finding a way forward mohamed al dizzier. pope francis is on his way to chile to push a message of peace and unity in a country where many say they're fed up with priest sex abuse and cover ups more than sixty percent of chileans still declare themselves to be roman catholics with scandals of cost the churc

for the egyptians the nile is unquestionably their river above and beyond the claims of any other nile basin country. by the early one thousand nine hundred six great britain ruled the length of the nile. egypt was strategically crucial as the suez canal controlled access to india the jewel in the crown of the british empire. to co-opt their allies in one thousand nine hundred twenty nine britain awarded the egyptians exclusive control of the nile to phuket does our issued in the one nine hundred twenty nine agreement stated that egypt had the right to veto any project on the nile that would affect its share of the waters or the flow of the river to the north towards egypt. this stipulation was based on the fact that egypt completely depends on the nile waters and while the upstream countries have other water sources before they have more to go. thirty years later in one thousand nine hundred fifty nine a second agreement was signed. freed from colonial over rule egypt and sudan agreed on dividing the rivers waters. during the one nine hundred sixty s. african nations upstream gained indepen

centuries egypt has soared to come on power over the nile if in doubt we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't mean for most of the day they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to agree to share i know some people in asia. on the question that yes this circumstances have changed in turn quite a struggle over the miles at this time on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera. and i want to this is news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes.

centuries to egypt to sort to come on power over the mile in the now we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't need the knowledge that if they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to agree to share i know some people in asia. on question that yes this circumstances have changed in changed quite a struggle over the mild at this time on al-jazeera. and in doha the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. is urging turkey to use restraint in its operation against kurdish fighters in northern syria turkish soldiers have entered the clave of a three in part of an assault to drive out kurdish peoples protection units or why p.j. duckies president is very into crush the group which he views as a terrorist organization seventy dekker reports. the border echoes with the sounds of war turkey's offensive on africa is now well under way the ground operation started on sunday turkish soldiers supporting free syrian army fighters inside syria. turkish president dredger type edging defiant as he addressed a large crowd in the city

the centuries egypt to sort the manpower of the mild it out but we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't need the most when they do they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to agree to share i know some people even if you. want to question the us this circumstances have changed in ten forty of the struggle over the miles at this time on al-jazeera. hello i'm maryanne demasi in london now top stories this hour turkey has fired dozens of shells into a kurdish controlled northwest syria across the border bombardment of a frame comes after days of threats by the president ship type i do want against the syrian kurdish fighters known as the white peachy the un's warning against an increase in military activity in the region we've seen the reports of shelling in afeard we reiterate or call on all concerned parties to avoid further escalation in any acts that could deepen the suffering of the syrian people all parties must ensure protection of civilians at all times under any circumstances a country royal who

to beat spain and even today is considered to be a landmark but for now what's happening in the nile basin area threatens to undermine the chances of finding a common ground officials here are the air you hope differences between egypt and if the appeal will be resolved soon if not this is an issue many worry could lead to a mr confrontation hashim about al-jazeera. the south african city of cape town is facing its worst water crisis in a century and protesters say the government is to blame the taps are expected to run dry on april the twelfth reservoirs have not been filled for more than three years because there hasn't been enough rain the city is limiting each household to fifteen liters of water a day that's equivalent to one full bath the water ministers urging everyone to cut back on how much water the use. it is therefore important is that all losers play their plants in lieu do they want to have consumption at the cultural center has made equal need to mint to make sure that they explore you know they do have solutions as advised by some of our institutions of higher learning. c.s

agreement with spain and even today is considered to be a landmark but for now what's happening in the nile basin area threatens to undermine the chances of finding a common ground officers here are the air you hope differences between egypt and if the appeal will be resolved soon if not this is an issue many worry could lead to a mr confrontation hashim about al-jazeera. finland's incumbent president has won an overwhelming victory to be reelected for another six years so when he mr took sixty two percent of them out vote more than five times that of his closest rival he is widely credited with maintaining friendly relations with both nato and finland slaver russia. now the news about relations between the u.s. and cuba has rarely been good since donald trump took office he's put limits on trade and made it harder for americans to visit the island but some artists are determined to show that the two countries can get alone julie galliano reports now from. sharing a stage comes naturally to these cuban and us musicians he was best known pianist this playing alongside american jazz legend. the sax

centuries egypt's assault to come on power over the mild in the now we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't mean that most of the day they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to agree to share i know some people in asia. on question that yes this circumstances have changed and changed quite a struggle over the mild at this time on al-jazeera. zero . hello there i'm giving my donald this is the news hour live from london coming up is the gulf crisis a pretext to seize qatar as well that's the claim of a qatari royal who was seen as a. turkey's military begins firing into syria's a freedom region their target is hardish fighters. scientists take a big step forward in their mission to develop a blood test that screams what counts. in sports australian open organizers defend their decision not to suspend play in melbourne high temperatures pushing from zone players to the limits of the u.s. first grand slam tournament. a warm welcome to the news our cuts are we will who was formerly a close ally of saudi arabi

centuries egypt has soared to come on power over the nile in the now we aren't harming any of the nile basin countries they don't even notice that if they get their water from rainfall boss upstream this dominance is being challenged by countries who want to agree to share i know some people you make your. own question i guess this circumstances have changed in ten quite a struggle over the mild at this time on al-jazeera. celebrations in ethiopia as a key opposition leader was released as well as hundreds of prisoners detained during protests two years ago.

that gave it a seventy eight percent share of the nile which it sees as a historic right but other nile basin countries including if you were not part of the deal and have since signed their own agreement. this is not going to bring any significant harm upon the egyptian side and we are working on this we're trying to be very transparent. there are reports ethiopia has increased security measures are around the dam and put in place a no fly zone in the area this is a sensitive region last week sudan closed its border with eritrea and sent thousands of troops to the area after reports of possible troop deployment from egypt and the united arab emirates insight eritrea meanwhile if your peers prime minister is visiting khartoum and egypt for crucial discussions on the dam with hopes of finding a way forward mohamed al dizzier. let's look at all of this in a little more detail now with who's with me in the studio he's a research associate at the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london good to have you with us. this is interesting we've not only got. egypt and ethiopia