Burundi: Nile Basin Initiative countries to meet

Preparations are underway for ministers in charge of water in the 10-member countries of the Nile Basin Initiative to convene their 14th ministerial meeting on Wednesday (May 3) in Burundi’s capital. The ministerial meeting will mainly assess the progress made in the common vision programme, said Patrick Kahangire, executive director of the Nile Basin Initiative. The Nile Basin Initiative was set up February 22 1999 in Dar Es- Salaam, Tanzania, with the goal of getting the countries to work together towards the development of natural resources for the benefit of all, said Kahangire.