The Nile is a shared water resource among eleven countries: Burundi, D.R. Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Abbay (the Blue Nile) that originates from Ethiopia constitutes 86% of the Nile and the White Nile that originates from Lake Victoria constitutes 14% of the Nile. Blue Nile consists of two third of Ethiopia’s surface water resource.
