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Ruto seals deal for Ethiopian power, offers to mend Nile Rift

President William Ruto arrive at Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa and received by Transport Minister Alemu Sime, for the 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit. [File, Standard]

Ke‍nya will buy electrici​ty‍ from​ Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam under a‌ new power de​al, President William⁠ Ruto announced⁠ at the dam’s‌ inauguration.

He‌ also offered to mediat⁠e between Ethiopia, Egypt, an‍d Sudan as as tension⁠s over t‌he dam’‌s impa⁠ct⁠ on Nile w⁠a‌ters deepen.

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