Nile dam dispute: Troops mass on Sudan-Eritrea border
Tensions are heating up around the Nile as Sudan sends troops to the border with Eritrea at the same time that cordial meetings are being held to discuss damming the river in Ethiopia.
2 Feb 2018
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