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Obama Urged to Talk on Gibe 3 Dam The East African

Source:International Rivers
When:Jul 31 2015
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This article was oringally published in The East African. Environmental activists in Kenya and the United States are urging President Barack Obama to raise concerns about an Ethiopian dam's impact on [...]

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