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Ethiopians are celebrating after the country announced the first stage of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s reservoir. The long-awaited project was derailed for years because of disputes with neighboring Egypt and Sudan, who depend on the Nile River for farming and fresh water.
With the countries now making progress in their discussions about how to share the Nile, Ethiopia is building a $4.6 billion dam which is expected to reach full power generating capacity in 2023, The Washington Post reported.
The construction of the dam, which is 74% completed, is expected to provide electricity to the 110 million citizens and make Ethiopia a major power exporter.
The latest news about the dam was met with jubilant demonstrations in the streets of Addis Ababa and celebratory hashtags on social media.
And there was one more welcome news for Ethiopians when Teddy Afro announced that he will be releasing a single on Monday.
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