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The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has rejected calls by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, urging Ethiopia to immediately halt all construction on the Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric Dam that is being constructed at a cost of 1.7 billion dollars. The dam is expected to generate 1,870 mw of electricity.
Source: Addis Fortune
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Volcanic ash from a remote area in Eritrea reaches Ethiopian skies causing not only confusion and fear, but also contaminating the air with sulphur dioxide in the areas closest to the site of eruption. The busy air corridor around Addis Abeba was forced to shut down as airline after airline cancelled bookings to the vicinity, bringing about millions in financial losses for Ethiopian Airlines in particular.
Source: The Fortune
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Ash spewing from the Nabro volcano in Eritrea has covered villages in Ethiopia, affecting at least 5,000 people, aid workers say. Initial reports said eight villages in the Biddu district of Ethiopia, close to the border, were covered by volcanic dust.
Source: BBC News
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Ethiopian Airlines has temporarily cancelled some domestic flights and international routes destined to neighboring countries due to an ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Eritrea.
Source: Sudan Tribune
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Some 400 organisations from across the world have signed a petition against the construction of Ethiopia’s multi-billion dollar Gibe III Dam project, Survival International has told Sudan Tribune.
Source: Sudan Tribune
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Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a new law to impose a mandatory Environmental and Social Friendly regulation on the country’s horticulture producing and exporting enterprises.
Source: Daily Ethiopia
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The Ethiopian region of Gambella is home to Africa’s second-largest mammal migration, with more than a million endangered antelope and other animals moving through its grasslands. But the government has now leased vast tracts to foreign agribusinesses who are planning huge farms on land designated a national park.
Source: Environment 360
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