Ethiopia: GERD's Second Round Filling Inevitable - Prof. Yacob Arsano

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Ethiopia: GERD's Second Round Filling Inevitable - Prof. Yacob Arsano

[Ethiopian Herald] There is no any single reason to prevent the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) second round filling as it is a matter of life and death to Ethiopia, so said Prof. Yacob Arsano.

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