(Photo: Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia wallpapers)
By Beyene Geda
Ethiopia has slammed a statement by a United States based group, International Rivers Network (IRN) that is campaigning against the construction of the country’s biggest dam project in history saying it is fighting a proxy war for Egypt.
In a statement released on March 31 the group called for the construction of the $4.2 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to stop immediately citing a number of reasons.
The report cited “a leaked report” of the International Panel of Experts or IPoE, which reviewed the impact of the 6000 MW hydroelectric dam.
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