Africa’s biggest dam turns Ethiopia into a regional power hub

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With national installed power capacity now reaching 9.6 gigawatts, the dam is transforming Ethiopia from a power-constrained economy into an emerging regional electricity hub, supplying energy to domestic industry while expanding cross-border power connectivity across the Horn of Africa.
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Global population living with extreme heat expected to double by 2050

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A new University of Oxford study finds that almost half of the global population (3.79 billion) will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels—a scenario that climate scientists see as increasingly likely.
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Tourism offers a golden opportunity for MENA countries

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.Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa region should be viewed through the prism of strategic significance. This is because tourism is one of the most dynamic sectors when it comes to the regional economy.
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