Ethiopia is pressing ahead with construction of a major new dam on - TopicsExpress



          

Ethiopia is pressing ahead with construction of a major new dam on the River Nile, despite stiff opposition from Egypt. BBC correspondents in both countries report from both sides of an increasingly bitter water dispute. Egypt may be in the throes of political turmoil, but the government has begun a diplomatic offensive aimed at stopping Ethiopia from building a huge hydroelectric dam on the Nile River that Cairo says will be a disaster for the Arab worlds most populous nation. Read more: upi/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2014/02/27/Egypt-plans-dam-busting-diplomatic-offensive-against-Ethiopia/UPI-13631393533111/#ixzz2wfHgGmh3
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 05:14:08 +0000

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