PM Ahmed said the $5 bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will improve Ethiopians' access to electricity & aid power exports. Egypt fears it could restrict its water supply during drought.
Most of these countries are located in sub-Saharan Africa & have an annual per capita income of less than $1,145. Two-thirds of these are stuck in conflict or institutional fragility.
Antony Blinken's trip is the latest in a series of visits to Africa by senior US officials as Biden administration looks to reinforce ties with the continent amid competition from China.
Researchers from Belgium’s Ghent University estimate between 50,000-100,000 people have died from fighting, 150,000-200,000 from starvation & more than 100,000 from lack of medical attention.
The recent resignations of its seniormost judges are among the most pointed institutional protests Pakistan has witnessed since the lawyers’ movement of the late 2000s.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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