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Will a Nile canal project dry up Africa’s largest wetland?

2 years 4 months ago
South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends.
Fred Pearce