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Water/Power Woman of the Year 2016
“It’s not about me. It’s about them.” As she utters these words, you can’t help but admire Phyllis Engefu Ombonyo’s...
Video | An Interview with Bruno Kapandji, Project Director for Grand Inga
On May 9, 2016, our Africa Program Associate Ange Asanzi sat down with Bruno Kapandji, Project Director for Grand Inga,...
World Bank Halts Funding for Grand Inga Dam in DR Congo | Global Construction Review
The Inga Falls on the Congo River.Wikimedia Commons This article originally appeared in the Global Construction Review. The World Bank...
PR | World Bank Suspends Support for Inga 3 Dam in the Congo
On July 25, the World Bank suspended its support for the giant Inga 3 Dam in the Democratic Republic of...
Congo Pushes for a Mega-Dam Project, With No Environmental Impact Studies | PRI's Living on Earth
This article originally appeared on PRI’s Living on Earth. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is pushing ahead with plans...
Lake Turkana Cultural Festival 2016
The Samburu warriors rise up, proudly sporting colourful headdresses with ostrich feathers fluttering majestically in the wind, and stride forward...
Africa: Mega Dams Remain Controversial Source of Energy | All Africa
Inga 1 Dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo.International Rivers This article originally appeared in All Africa. United Nations —...
Kandadji Dam at the Brink of a Humanitarian Disaster
Villagers to be displaced by the Kandadji Dam Last week, I was joined in Washington DC by Sena Alouka and...
Drowning the Land of the Ancestors
Governments often promise their people benefits that never materialize. In Sudan, years after the government promised to supply electricity to...
The World Bank and Dams Part 3: Niger Dam Could Leave Thousands In The Dust
The Kandadji Dam is supposed to expand irrigation and energy generation to improve lives in Niger. Instead, it risks sacrificing...