Ethiopia says filling of Nile Renaissance mega-dam complete

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00:00 Images of the Nile and the Great Renaissance Dam posted on the Ethiopian Prime Minister's

00:05 social network.

00:06 Erbi Ahmed made the announcement.

00:09 Filling of this mega dam, said to be Africa's largest, has been completed.

00:14 An operation denounced by Egypt that depends on the Nile for 90% of its water needs.

00:20 It said, "Ethiopia's unilateral measures do not take into account the interests and rights

00:25 of the two downstream states nor the water security protected by international law."

00:31 The mega dam costs around 3.5 billion euros.

00:34 It's expected to generate over 5,000 megawatts, to double Ethiopia's electricity production,

00:40 to which only half the country's population of 120 million currently has access.

00:46 Before Egypt and Sudan, downstream countries of the Nile have seen the dam as a threat

00:51 to their water supplies.

00:52 However, negotiations are still scheduled to take place in a bid to reach an agreement

00:57 on operating the dam.

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