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Powering Africa: 6,450-MW Ethiopian dam to harness Nile waters for energy
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), positioned on the Blue Nile, is set to become the largest hydroelectric plant in ...
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Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia — and fears of hunger in Egypt
The Blue Nile, or Abay, as it is known to Ethiopians ... as well as reported from 17 African wars. African communities that depend on tourism are considering a return to grazing, jeopardizing ...
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Damming the Nile: Explore with 360 video
Join the BBC's Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead and his team, travelling from the Blue Nile's source to the sea - through Ethiopia and Sudan into Egypt. Flying high above the river and its ...
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Nile dam row: Ethiopia's pop stars hit out
In June, Ethiopia began filing the mega dam it has been built on the Blue Nile ... Us on the Nile" in Amharic, it criticises "Egypt's shamelessness" - implying that the North African nation ...
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The power of the Nile
In Africa, it is estimated that 200 people a year ... flowed out from the Garden of Eden In the upper reaches of the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, the people have a sacred relationship with the water.
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