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Ethiopian President defends Nile Dam filling as she visits Niger s new leader Africanews 3 hrs ago © AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP or licensors Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde defends Nile Dam filing as she visits Niger s new leader. Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde has defended the disputed Nile dam filing as she visits Niger’s new leader Mohammed Bazoum. The meeting focused on the contentious Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The issue has been a source of tension in the Nile River Basin since Ethiopia broke ground in 2011. The important point we discussed is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia built on the Nile that we call Abai and contributes 70% of the Nile s waters. More than 65% of our population does not have electricity. It s a hydro-electric dam that is not built to hold water, but produce the electricity we need for our development , the Ethiopian president said.

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