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“The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, the three countries relying most heavily on the Nile's water. Sudan and Egypt consider the US$4,6 billion (R85 billion) dam a threat to vital water supplies; Ethiopia sees it as essential to its development.
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