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Construction of Controversial Hydroelectric Dam Nears Completion
However, its construction has been mired in controversy, raising geopolitical tensions in the Nile River basin. The GERD project, located on the Blue Nile River, began in 2011 with the ambitious ...
The Washington Post4y
Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia — and fears of hunger in Egypt
“I pray to God that this never happens.” The dam spans the Nile’s mightiest tributary — the Blue Nile, or Abay, as it is known to Ethiopians. More than 90 percent of the water that flows ...
The Independent on MSN4mon
Ten countries agree Nile water-sharing deal despite Egypt opposition
Tensions in the region have increased, stemming in part from Ethiopia’s construction of a $4 billion dam on the Blue Nile, a ...
Sudan Tribune1mon
Uganda, South Sudan back Nile dam, Museveni attacks Egypt
June 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The governments of South Sudan and Uganda have voiced support to a Ethiopia’s controversial dam building project on the Blue Nile river. Ugandan President ...
University of Manchester9mon
Energy trades could help resolve Nile conflict
a large dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia constructed to improve Ethiopia's electricity access and to export electricity to neighbouring countries. The project sparked tensions between Ethiopia, ...
The New Arab1d
As Ethiopia and Israel forge closer water cooperation, alarm bells ring in Egypt
The belief in Egypt is that Ethiopia is being used by Israel and other powers to undermine Egypt and bring it down to its ...
USA Today22d
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