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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the construction works at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers are photographed at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Construction workers stand next to a big rock wall at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers walk next to a power shovel at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Saddle Dam, part of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopia, near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A worker walks with a piece of wood on his shoulder at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Construction workers work at night at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers at the turbines construction site at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A construction worker looks at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers perform measurements at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the construction works at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers are photographed at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Construction workers stand next to a big rock wall at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers walk next to a power shovel at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Saddle Dam, part of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopia, near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A worker walks with a piece of wood on his shoulder at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Construction workers work at night at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers at the turbines construction site at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A construction worker looks at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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Workers perform measurements at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
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A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia. AFP
Egypt blames Ethiopia for lack of progress in dam dispute
The two nations are locked in a dispute over the construction of the Blue Nile dam, which Egypt says threatens its food security
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Hamza Hendawi
11 January, 2020
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