The Sudanese Ministry of Water Resources and Electricity organized on Sunday, February 22, the 2015 Nile Day celebration. The idea of celebration of the Nile Day on this date each year was to mark the tremendous efforts and accomplishments which have been made by the Nile Basin Initiative since 1999. This year's Khartoum celebration, the Ninth, was a remarkable one that was attended by the water ministers of the Nile Basin states, including Egypt.
It was the first time for the Sudan to organize this celebration, the first one of which was held in 2007, and the first time for Egypt to participate after five years of absence. The delay in the organization and in the participation resulted in a state of confusion in the relationship between the Sudan and Egypt and the Nile Basin Initiative since 2009.
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