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For thousands of years, Egypt controlled the Nile. A new dam threatens that

By Declan Walsh and Somini Sengupta
New York Times·
11 mins to read
For thousands of years, Egypt controlled the Nile. A new dam threatens that
For thousands of years, Egypt controlled the Nile. A new dam threatens that

Without the Nile there is no Egypt. Egyptians have been the masters of the river for thousands of years. But the Nile has never been under such strain. Pollution, climate change and Egypt's soaring population are taking an immense toll.

Now Egypt is sparring with Ethiopia over a giant dam

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