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Groups to protest against China-funded Ethiopian dam - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan

Groups to protest against China-funded Ethiopian dam - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan: "February 18, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) - International conservation groups, members of civil society and other concerned individuals will on Sunday, 20 February 2011 stage a peaceful protest march to petition the Chinese government against the involvement of several Chinese companies in the construction of a controversial dam.

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