Egypt denies Nile Basin council claim it rejected Egypt's request to join Entebbe

The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) reportedly said that it rejected Egypt’s request to join the Entebbe Agreement since the country still believes in its right to a larger share of the Nile’s water, Al Shorouk reports. Egyptian officials dismissed the statements, denying ever having asked to sign the pact. Instead, they said, Egypt has been trying to find a way to cooperate with NBI countries outside of the Entebbe Agreement and has been in talks to reactivate its NBI membership.