A fisherman on the River Nile.
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The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam began generating electricity in 2022.
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The Nile Basin states are keen to see what kind of deal Ethiopia reaches with Egypt and Sudan.
Smoke rises from Sudan’s capital as conflict grips Khartoum.
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Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
The sluice gates open at the Owen Falls dam across the White Nile in Uganda on 14 October 1962.
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The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
A view of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive hydropower plant built on the River Nile.
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The dam has helped to shift longstanding power relationships and could pave the way for more cooperation among all the countries that depend on the Nile.
Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021.
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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and their neighbours could deploy large-scale solar and wind farms, connected by a regionally integrated power grid.