Water politics in the Nile Basin share the river – Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo with Eritrea as an observer. During the colonial period, Britain effectively controlled the Nile through its military presence in Africa. Since Sudanese independence, Sudan has renegotiated with Egypt over the use of the Nile waters. The 1959 agreement between Sudan and Egypt allocated the entire average annual flow of the Nile to be shared among the Sudan and Egypt at 18.5 and 55.5 billion cubic meters respectively, but ignored the rights to water of the remaining eight Nile countries. Ethiopia contributes 80%
Our Lady of the Nile société qui chemine inexorablement vers l'horreur" ("With bitter and tense writing, "Our Lady of the Nile" depicts a society walking inexorably towards horror"). Brian P. Kelly of "The New Criterion" wrote that the book "is a snapshot of the social and racial conflicts that eventually led to the 1994 massacres." Madeleine LaRue of "Music & Literature" wrote that "The West has indeed too often dismissed suffering in Africa, but books like "Our Lady of the Nile" remind us why we must not be dismissive, why we must not look away." The story takes place at an all-girls lycée at the