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Sep
Nile Dam Row: US ‘To Cut $100m In Aid’ To Ethiopia Posted on The United States according to reports is cutting $100m (£75m) in aid to Ethiopia over a contentious mega dam being built on a tributary of the River Nile. A government source indicated that the move had been caused by Ethiopia’s move to start filling the dam before reaching agreement with Egypt and Sudan. Egypt has long been resisted to any development on the Nile that could decrease the amount of water it receives. Per what Ethiopia is saying, it needs the dam to provide a reliable electricity…