Ethiopia diverts Blue Nile for dam

BBC: Ethiopia has started diverting a stretch of the Blue Nile to make way for a $4.7bn (£3.1bn) hydroelectric dam that has caused a dispute with countries downstream, state media say. The Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is currently under construction, is part of a $12bn (£8bn) investment project to boost power exports. The Blue Nile is one of two major tributaries of the Nile - one of the world's longest rivers. Egypt and Sudan object to the dam. They say it violates a colonial-era......

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