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Egypt hackers attack Ethiopian sites as Nile dam talks falter

Ethiopia announced it has foiled an Egyptian cyber attack as tensions deepen between the two countries over the limping negotiations on the Nile dam dispute.

A general view of the the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on December 26, 2019. - The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 145-metre-high, 1.8-kilometre-long concrete colossus is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa.
Across Ethiopia, poor farmers and rich businessmen alike eagerly await the more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity officials say it will ultimately provide. 
Yet as thousands of workers toil day and night to finish the project, Ethiopian negotiators
The Blue Nile River passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam near Guba in Ethiopia, on Dec. 26, 2019. — EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images

Egyptian hackers are joining the battle between Egypt and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), as Ethiopia prepares to begin filling the dam's massive reservoir this month. 

 The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported June 23 that the country had foiled several cyberattacks from Egypt on economic and political activities in Ethiopia between June 17 and 21. 

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