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EU commission vice president has unveiled several projects to invest in African energy as part of the bloc's Global Gateway programme (Photo: EU Copernicus)

EU to fund electricity exports from Ethiopia's vexatious mega-dam

The EU will pump $156m (€133m) into a grid-expansion project that could allow Ethiopia to export electricity to its East African neighbours via a controversial new hydro-electric dam, European Commission vice president

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

EU commission vice president has unveiled several projects to invest in African energy as part of the bloc's Global Gateway programme (Photo: EU Copernicus)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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