The so-called Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is projected to double the country’s electricity supply and promises agricultural expansion. This has worried Egypt for years, and now that the dam is full and complete, the region confronts a new reality. The World’s host Marco Werman talks with Hussein Amery, a professor of water politics and policy at the Colorado School of Mines.
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