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Oct 2025
19m 8s

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English Instructors
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Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project. It is a great step forward for Ethiopia’s development, but it is also a source of conflict with Egypt and Sudan, which depend on the Nile River for almost all of their water. In this episode of Down to Business English, Skip Montreux and Samantha Vega talk about how ... Show More
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