Could Mega Dam be Disastrous for East Africa?

The construction of the Gibe III Dam, the world’s fourth largest hydropower project, has raised concerns that more than half a million people’s livelihoods in Ethiopia and Kenya could be threatened.

Sunset over a section of the Nile River (file photo).

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