AU summit in Addis Ababa ignores Nile dam crisis - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Baher al-Kady

Baher al-Kady

Feb 17, 2022

State heads pose during the 35th Session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 5, 2022. — State heads pose during the 35th Session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 5, 2022. — AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images

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