The Blue Nile supplies about 80 percent of the Nile’s water during the rainy season and reaches its maximum volume between June and September. SAUDI SOLIDARITY WITH SUDAN • Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief has distributed 1,000 boxes of dates to people in the East Nile area in Khartoum state, benefiting 6,000 Sudanese. • The aid was distributed under Saudi embassy supervision in East Nile City in Khartoum state, Umm Benin City in Sennar state, and Al-Manaqil City in Al-Jazeera state. The Blue Nile supplies about 80 percent of the Nile’s water during the rainy season and reaches its maximum volume between June and September. Mulugetta KetemaIn a recent interview with Arab News, Mulugetta Ketema, managing director of a US-based research and analysis institute, said that despite its recurring problem with Blue Nile flooding, Sudan has sided with Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News September 09, 2020 20:03 UTC