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Satellite Images of Dam Raise Tensions in Egypt and Sudan

Photos from space add to concerns that Africa’s biggest hydro project could choke off water flowing down the Nile River.

A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019.
A general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019.Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/Getty Images
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Satellite images of Africa’s biggest hydropower project show a reservoir flooding with water from heavy rainfall in recent weeks, adding to tensions that risk spilling into open conflict.