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A Major Dam Project in Ethiopia Sparks a Fight Over Water With Egypt and Sudan

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Aug 27, 2020
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a major hydroelectric project that promises to bring a much needed source of electricity to Ethiopia. But Egypt, which is downstream from Ethiopia, has been vehemently opposed to its construction. Egypt contends that the dam will restrict water flow and undermine its rights to the Nile waters. A major crisis is brewing.

On the line to explain dispute over the dam is Mekdelawit Messay, an independent water science researcher.

This episode is supported in part from a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to showcase African voices in peace and security issues. 

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