Ethiopia inaugurates Africa鈥檚 largest hydropower dam
Ethiopia is inaugurating Africa's largest hydroelectric project today. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, on the Blue Nile, took fourteen years to build.
Africa's largest hydroelectric project is being inaugurated in Ethiopia today. The scheme has long been opposed by Egypt and Sudan, who say the dam threatens their water supplies. In Egypt, there have even been calls for war over the project. We'll speak to Ethiopia's ambassador to the United Nations.
A long-running dispute over who'll succeed Rupert Murdoch at the top of his media empire has been settled. You'll hear how the family row was resolved.
A 'birthday book' given to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which includes a note allegedly signed by Donald Trump, has been released by politicians. The US President denies he wrote it.
And Nepal's government has been forced to end its ban on social media following deadly protests. We'll go live to our reporter in Kathmandu.
(Photo: The Grand Renaissance Dam, 26 September 2019; Credit: Reuters)
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