Five questions about Ethiopia's controversial Nile dam

Addis Ababa (AFP) July 24, 2020

Ethiopia said this week it had hit its first-year target for filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a concrete colossus 145 metres (475 feet) high that has fuelled tensions with downstream nations for nearly a decade. Here is a Q&A about the dispute: - Why is the dam so controversial? - The more than $4-billion (3.4-million-euro) project is situated in western Ethiopia on the B