The statue, located on the north slope of Table Mountain, a popular tourist attraction, was smashed earlier this week, King Thakhuli of SANParks said in a statement. Thakhuli said a ranger from Table Mountain National Park had discovered that the statue’s head had been ripped off while patrolling the area. …
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A satellite image of the brochure shows a close-up view of the Ethiopian Renaissance Great Dam (GERD) and the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia, June 26, 2020. Satellite Image © 2020 Maxar Technologies via REUTERS ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia began filling the Great Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project …
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FILE PHOTO: A satellite image showing a close-up view of the Ethiopian Great Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia on July 12, 2020. Satellite image © 2020 Maxar Technologies via REUTERS ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia began filling the Great Renaissance dam, a giant hydroelectric project …
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Ethiopia began filling the Great Renaissance, a giant hydroelectric dam being built on the Blue Nile, its water minister said on Wednesday after talks with Sudan and Egypt on the structure stalled. The dam is the centerpiece of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s largest energy exporter. “The construction of the …
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GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …
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