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Engineer of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam found dead

Simegnew Bekele, the project manager of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was found dead in the capital Addis Ababa on July 25, 2018. AFP PHOTO | ZACHARIAS ABUBEKER

By  AFP

The project manager of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was found dead in the capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, state media reported.

Simegnew Bekele was the public face of the dam being built near the country's western border with Sudan that, when completed, will be Africa's largest.

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