Ethiopia says first year of Nile mega-dam filling 'achieved'

Addis Ababa (AFP) July 21, 2020

Ethiopia said Tuesday that its first-year target has been reached for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. The announcement from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office indicated that enough water had accumulated to enable Ethiopia to test the dam's first two turbines - an important milestone on the way toward actually pro