Feature: Ethiopians rejoice historic moment on disputed grand dam project


  • World
  • Saturday, 25 Jul 2020

ADDIS ABABA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Berihun Yihune, 67, who lives with his seven family members in Ethiopia's resort town of Bahir Dar in northwestern Ethiopia, is a happy man as Ethiopia announced the much-awaited first-year filling of the 6,500 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Bahir Dar is a place where the Blue Nile River, or Abay as the locals call it, embarked on its long journey all the way to its final destination in the Mediterranean Sea.

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