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By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Project Manager of a $ 4 Billion Ethiopian Dam Being Built on the River Nile has been found dead, a Reuters photographer said on Thursday.
along an arm rest inside his car – a Toyota Landcruiser – before an ambulance took away the corpse. State media also reported the death, without disclosing the cause.
"Engineer Simegnew Bekele was found dead in his car in Meskel Square." His body was taken to hospital for an autopsy, "Fana Broadcasting Corporation said, referring to
Simegnew project-managed the Grand Renaissance Dam, the centerpiece of Ethiopia's biggest power exporter. The country plans to spend some $ 12 trillion on harnessing its rivers for hydropower in the next two decades.
But talks with Egypt – whose main source of water is the Nile – and Sudan
A bone of contention for the sake of both Ethiopia and Egypt (19659008) In June, the leaders of Ethiopia and Egypt vowed to iron out their differences peacefully. They also agreed to take an action on the subject of an agreement in the three countries
(Reporting by Aaron Maasho, Editing by Tiisetso Motsoeneng and Stephen Powell) [19659010]
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