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Sudan warns further filling of Ethiopia Nile dam threatens national security

Yasser Abbas.

Sudan's Water Minister Yasser Abbas. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

Khartoum

Sudan warned Ethiopia Saturday against going ahead with the second phase of filling its mega dam on the Blue Nile, saying it would pose a "direct threat to Sudanese national security".

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