Announcement by the Nile Basin States of the Entry Into Force of the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework Agreement.

This document of the Nile Basin Initiative announces the entry into force of the Agreement on the Nile River Basin Cooperative Framework, also known as the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA). Upon the entry into force of this Framework the Commission shall succeed to all rights, obligations and assets of the Nile Basin Initiative (Art. 31 CFA). The primary objectives of the Commission are: (1) to promote and facilitate the implementation of the principles, rights and obligations provided for in the CFA; (2) to serve as an institutional framework for cooperation among Nile Basin States in the use, development, protection, conservation and management of the Nile River Basin and its waters; (3) to facilitate closer cooperation among the States and peoples of the Nile River Basin in the social, economic and cultural fields; and (4) to act as a forum for resolving disputes related to the Nile's water usage.