from going to school and business the nile river is egypt's life lot but high up on the blue nile tributary ethiopia sees hydroelectric power as the key to its drive to modernize that 6 cairo and up for conflict with sudan sandwiched in the middle egypt takes 90 percent of its agriculture and drinking water from the nile just 20 kilometers from the sudanese border if the opiah has been building 145 meter height grand ethiopian renaissance dam to provide hydroelectric power to rural areas and boost the economy egypt fears ethiopia's dam could pose an existential threat this week foreign ministers from egypt if you and sadat a meeting in washington to reach a deal water use during the years it will take to fill the dam and into the future once ethiopia's hydroelectric plant is commissioned let's go over to reporter maria get nicholas who she's following the story for us how justified are egypt's concerns in this dispute. well you jim's concerns of course are many about it's access to fresh water as you said the elder presents about 90 percent of egypt's press fresh water resources and mainly

a mama's construction on the river nile the new hydro power dam in western ethiopia will go into operation at the end if it did it should be at full speed 2 years after that with a massive 6000 megawatt capacity the residents along the nile a searing through that water supply and environmentalists are condemning resettlement plans and the impact on nature. ethiopia's entrepreneurs on the other hand think this could provide a solution to one of the country's big problems unreliable power supply mohammed is a company group that manufactures a range of products including shoes if there's a power cut the machine stopped working and then the electricity has to be generated using diesel that comes with an unpleasant side effect. from the north. through the. router there is a. major fault for truth of the machine which for their part trying to sneak. that. only around half of ethiopia's 100000000 people are connected to the power grid blackouts are frequent even in the capital addis ababa the government hopes the dam will change that it wants to drive ethiopia's economy forward to transform it in

coming up a look at how it plans for a giant dam on the river nile have pitched its electricity needs again if you bring the jets there stillwater i'm sorry kelly thanks for watching. i'm sure that it was. going. in some. degree of. earth home rooms of species. or something. googling geos to.

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produce more than $15000.00 take out hour of electricity starting 2022 using the waters of the blue nile river every year the double potentially provide power for tens of millions of ethiopian households and a significant part of the electricity will be sold to neighboring countries to complete the project in time 6000 employees are working around the clock often under the scorching sun in the hottest months temperatures can reach up to 50 degrees. husband a mechanical engineer here from the onset in 2011 the proposal. to store water so the water. flows and. the start of one generates electricity and the project doesn't consume water or the water stored will pass in the. generating interest and water as a means to them again on each side of the river 2 powerhouses will host a total of 13 turbines the construction was delayed considerably over the years mainly because of corruption and mismanagement issues exhaust has been working here for 5 years like many others he wants to see the dam completed as soon as possible . country has a problem of access to electricity so this project will be very

they've reached a preliminary agreement on how to fill a $5000000000.00 hydroelectric dam on the nile river it's set to bring electricity to $100000000.00 ethiopians fears that filling the dam would negatively affect water levels downstream that spock's tensions in the region. to libya now where there appears to be movement in ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in the country's civil war germany's foreign minister heikal mass has announced that rebel leader have tar has agreed to abide by a cease fire following talks in benghazi is also now expected to attend an international meeting on the libya crisis in berlin this weekend. this could be the truce the international community was hoping for germany has been weighing in ahead of the peace conference shared with the sunday in berlin german foreign minister heiko must meet with libyan general kiley to have time in benghazi on thursday and head of the talks must sit have time had recognized the need for a truce if not yet formally. after has agreed to respect a cease fire agreement regardless of the fact that he hasn't signed it

they have reached a preliminary agreement on how to fill a $5000000000.00 hydroelectric dam on the nile river it said to bring electricity to $100000000.00 ethiopians fears that filling the down would negatively effect water levels downstream and sparked tensions in the region. all right to libya now where there appears to be movement in ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a cease fire in the country's civil war germany's foreign minister. today announced that the rebel leader khalifa haftar has agreed to abide by a ceasefire following talks today in benghazi he's also now expected to attend an international meeting on the libyan crisis here in berlin on sunday. discount to choose the international community was hoping for to many has been weighing in ahead of the peace conference scheduled post sunday in berlin foreign minister met with slepian general khalifa haftar in benghazi on per stay ahead of the talks have to survival and head of the un recognized libyan government by year's us aroused also accepted. after has agreed to respect a ceasefire agreement regardless of the fact that he ha

they've reached a preliminary agreement on how to fill a $5000000000.00 hydroelectric dam on the nile river it's set to bring electricity to $100000000.00 ethiopians now fears that filling the down would negatively affect water levels downstream and spot tensions in the region. heavy downpours in eastern australia have triggered flash flooding in many regions ravaged by catastrophic bushfires stuff of the australian reptile park in new south wales were forced to spring into action to save animals threatened by a sudden deluge more rain is forecast in the next coming days. to libya now where their peers to be movement in ongoing diplomatic efforts to secure a cease fire in the country's civil war germany's foreign minister has announced that rebel leader. as agreed to abide by a cease fire following talks in benghazi is also now expected to attend an international meeting on the libya crisis in berlin this weekend. this could be the truce the international community was hoping for germany has been weighing in ahead of the peace conference shadowed for sunday in berlin german foreign minister

have reached a preliminary agreement on how to fill a 5 $1000000000.00 hydroelectric dam on the nile river it said to bring electricity to $100000000.00 ethiopians fears that filling the dam would negatively affect water levels downstream they had sparked tensions in the reach. britain's prince harry has made his 1st public appearance since his recent announcement that he and his wife meggan plan to step back from their royal duties harry attended a school rugby demonstration on the grounds of buckingham palace today while he openly joked with the children mam what was the word in regards to his future play . prince harry's wish to step back from his royal duties has been granted but he still has a few more commitments that means a few more deep breaths it's taken some time for the dust to settle in after last week's surprise announcement. but the timing of the rugby world cup is helping to soften the blow after all it's something close to the prince's heart so a rather stiff event turned into something of a show. but not a cooking show he choked. on afterwards some small talk a few commen

they have reached a preliminary agreement on how to fill a $5000000000.00 hydroelectric dam on the nile river is set to bring electricity to $100000000.00 ethiopians fears that filling the dam would negatively affect water levels downstream have sparked tensions in the region. officials on paraguay's capital socio nd have declared a health emergency after a deadly outbreak of dengue fever authorities say hospitals in the area are struggling to cope after some 1700 suspected cases of the mosquito borne disease since last october at least one person has died. japan has been marking the 25th anniversary of a deadly 7.3 magnitude quake that hit the city of kobe the 195 quake and in suing fire killed more than 6000 people and destroyed thousands of homes many of the deaths were blamed on the failure to contain the fire sooner. this is due to be news still to come on our program the 2nd half of the bundesliga season kicks off later with a handful of teams in the top half of the league looking to just throw in the defending champions take a look at their chances. but 1st we're off to the beautiful s

the nile river is important to both countries and there must be a way in which their interests can be addressed and there must be a way in which a solution can be found as for ourselves we are willing to play a role in facilitating or whatever. agreement that can be crafted and we would remain supportive to finding peaceful solutions german company seaman says it will honor a deal to provide infrastructure for a coal mine in australia that's despite growing pressure from environmental groups which link carbon emissions to the bushfires devastating launch costs of the country every protest in australia and other countries since the firm signed the deal in december as siemens bosses there's no legally and economically responsible way out of the agreement to supply rail infrastructure for the adani mine david rater is c.e.o. of greenpeace australia pacific he says this contradicts siemens claim that it supports the paris climate agreements. siemens has given itself an enormous kick in the guts today it has made a disastrous decision for its own reputation and its hollow commitment to the

cairo on the nile the biggest city in africa on the longest river in the world. tariq is a very special taxi driver his clothes are stylish as his car. his 59 his mercedes only 25 years younger. he's been driving a cab for almost his entire working life. tariq is not keen on new cars he calls them plastic cars that i just. you know in addition to ever very crazy you know sometimes i like. it i feel as. if it had been easy to have a good stop anybody catch me. is there maybe is no copy but please name the full might. just throw what. i like what's right. but study i'm more people here. was it me don't be able to conduct in safety at legia you know just like just go to class acquire a digital one is like watch and sometimes we will certainly would like to show you she had such got the same exist. is life. in sharm el sheikh and st catharines monastery are half a day's drive from cairo and like the pyramids popular tourist destinations. but the city itself is a juggernaut it has 20000000 inhabitants but hardly any see. or tramlines public transport is minimal mean i

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rivers. when you consider egypt and - - of the population living along the nile, it doesn't matter where youw the border. egypt has a sense of being egypt. if i have to go back through any of these countries. and 13th century arabic literature, people talked about the concept of - - lebanon or syria long before they formally became independent. when it comes to states, i'd say the most artificial states are jordan, qatar, the emirates and kuwait. but that many of the others, we see this with how they retroactively extend, have some basis in legitimacy that really isn't going to change much. the kurds of the largest people who have been dispossessed. it's not for countries because of world war i. the problem with the kurds is are you going to have one curtis dan or could you have for? the notion people have one, we have two romanians. to albanians. i think we 22 arab states. you could see border adjustments. i think you'll see a wholesale revision i think it's a lot less illegitimate and sometimes the grievance industry would have us accept. >> aren't we already seeing adjustment of borders.

to help resolve the dispute with egypt over a new on the blue nile because asians ended last week without a deal you git pens on the riverfor 90 percent of its water supply. stay with headlines here and al-jazeera got more news coming up right after al-jazeera well. thank you but that's you. back home life continues despite there being no chance of getting a job families still value education i see the youngest generation now filled with potential in brilliance. to have. a lot of education think they got it again i'm sure nothing was. i do. think. it is 6 am and the time that little john. great granddaughter has to wait if she's to try and reach to school on time. i walk with her as she makes her way through the camp to the place where the bus will because. this is education for the children of the come this is what school means. i feel like we're standing in a war zone. as we wait for the bus that no one seems to know how long it will be before it comes to our. there is no shelter a bus stop or seat for the children to sit on if their legs are tired there is no electronic board to let us know when the next bus will arri

a dispute with egypt over a new dam on the blue nile because ations ended last week without a deal of the ground in a sense that egypt depends on the river for 90 percent of its water supply it's hoped the south african president will be able to find a peaceful solution in his role as incoming chair of the african union in the eastern mediterranean there's a scramble for natural resources cyprus wants to become a regional gas player but the island's divided state this is complicating things if it's to drill for newly discovered reserves have angered the self declared republic of northern cyprus and is back in turkey is increasingly asserting itself in the region or a challenge says this. on the south coast of cyprus an oil terminal waits expectantly out in the eastern mediterranean there's gas early last year exxon mobil found big reserves in cypriot waters if they're pumped the t.t. ies energy hub here could get a big gas boost cyprus certainly will at least part of it but not the self declared republic of northern cyprus recognised only by turkey its foreign minister warns against shutting them out of the bonanza. if. the international

rivers. so we do consider egypt and 90 plus percent of the population leaving on the nile, visit necessarily matter we draw the borders. egypt has a sense of being egypt. if i have to go back through any of these countries, iraq only became independent i think in 1932, back in the 13th centur century, people talk about the concept of iraq. and talk about the of lebanon or syria. on before he formally became independent so it comes to the artificiality of the state, who stated more most artificial states and course jordan, cutter, timorous, and quite. but that many of the others we see this how they retroactively send back that they have some basis in legitimacy that really isn't going to change much. the kurds are the largest people who have been if you will, dispossessed. number four countries because of world war i, because of course the treaty in the 17th century is what created the iran-iraq border of the problem with the kurds is are you have one card, or could you have four. in this notion it will have one, we have two remaining is, one of which is called moto that, we have two of mone

nile renaissance dam. it's reported ethiopia has agreed to fill the dam in stages during the rainy season — not all at once. egypt relies on the riverits water supply. the latest scientific research suggests the lungs have an almost magical ability to repair the damage caused by smoking — but only if you actually quit. a study, published in thejournal nature, found that cells that escape damage can help the lungs recover, even for patients who smoked 20 cigarettes a day for 40 years. many scientists had believed the mutations that lead to cancer are permanent. the white house has warned the former us national security advisor, john bolton, not to publish a book which it says contains classified information. speculation is growing that he may give evidence at the president's impeachment trial after leak of his memoirs appeared to contradict the defence put forward by donald trump's lawyers. they wrapped up their arguments earlier triggering two days of questioning by senators. let's speak to our correspondent in washington chris buckler. how would you characterise things at the moment and how significant are these developments? i thi