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Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam

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Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday. The announcement comes a day after Ethiopia said it had launched electricity production from the second turbine at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The $4.2 billion dam has been at the centre of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground on the project in 2011.

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Reuters

Ethiopia completes third phase of filling giant Nile dam

Ethiopia has completed the third phase of filling the reservoir for its huge dam on the Blue Nile river, the government said on Friday, a process that continues to irk the country's downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Arab News

Ethiopia says completes third filling of mega-dam reservoir

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan. The announcement comes a day after Ethiopia said it had launched power production from the second turbine at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Today as you see behind me, the third filling is complete,” Abiy sa…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The Guardian Nigeria

Ethiopia says completes third filling of Nile mega-dam

Ethiopia said Friday it has completed the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.

2 years ago·Nigeria

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Anadolu Ajansı

3rd filling of Ethiopia’s Nile dam reservoir completed

Since inception, GERD has been a point of controversy between Egypt and Ethiopia - Anadolu Agency

2 years ago·Türkiye

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Al Jazeera

Ethiopia completes third filling of Blue Nile mega-dam reservoir

Prime Minister Abiy said at filling of dam that the Nile is ‘a gift of God given to us for Ethiopians to make use’.

2 years ago·Qatar

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Phys.org

Ethiopia says completes third filling of mega-dam reservoir

Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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