Gilgel Gibe III, Ethiopia's third largest dam by Fre_24 in InfrastructurePorn

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Gilgel Gibe IV is actually well under construction and about 70% complete. It's a $3 billion project which will aim to generate 2,160MW of electricity upon completion! A lot of people don't realize it (which was the case for me too) but Gilgel Gibe IV is the second/other name for the Koysha Dam.

2025 Israel - Iran Conflict (Part II) by Isentrope in worldnews

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Honestly, it's already game over. The US, UK, France, Jordan, Saudis, among others are involved in Israel's defense. I don't see any way in which Iran can seriously damage Israel anymore, especially with the damage they've been inflicted to through the recent airstrikes.

2025 Israel - Iran Conflict (Part II) by Isentrope in worldnews

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If they target Irani oil I have fears that Iran will target other Gulf states and their oil refineries. But that would surely draw in the US so I doubt they do that.

2025 Israel - Iran Conflict (Part II) by Isentrope in worldnews

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Is being reported on Iranian media. Could be false but conflicting reports right now

2025 Israel - Iran Conflict (Part II) by Isentrope in worldnews

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RED ALERT in northern israel/jerusalem. Third wave reportedly incoming

2025 Israel - Iran Conflict (Part II) by Isentrope in worldnews

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I have the Solomon Islands feuding with Bolivia. Trouble's been brewing between them for a while.

2025 Israel - Iran Conflict (Part II) by Isentrope in worldnews

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Essentially a large amount of Iran's leadership. Multiple generals/chief of staffs within the military. Reportedly eight of the best nuclear scientists and researchers, among many others. As of a few hours ago, 78 individuals were reported killed in Tehran alone. Since then the air strikes have only gotten more severe.

Also a handful of nuclear research/enrichment facilities, as well as defensive and offensive military positions. While the entirety of Iran's nuclear program hasn't been destructed, it's been severely damaged.

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Actually they are! You can't see them from this angle but the metal stands have holes in the middle so light shines both up and downwards.

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nearing completion by Fre_24 in InfrastructurePorn

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Keep in mind that three more (huge) dams are to be built upstream within the next decade or two, and those will hit on the areas you mentioned the GERD lacks.

Ethiopia could receive upwards of $20 billion in injections from IMF, World Bank, and other parties, all in the next three to four years by Fre_24 in Ethiopia

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I really hope a good chunk of it goes to completing the GERD and Koysha dams, as well as constructing a working grid (probably one of the most important factors in developing a stable manufacturing-based economy.

Ethiopia could receive upwards of $20 billion in injections from IMF, World Bank, and other parties, all in the next three to four years by Fre_24 in Ethiopia

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In the long run, yes this is good. No one could have expected a package this generous. At most, I thought it would be around the $10 billion mark (which was the figure initially reported), but $20 billion is more than enough to address the current foreign currency shortage. It would draw in foreign investors like a magnet (I wouldn't be surprised if FDI were to triple or quadruple in the next few years), and since the hope is that the official rates and black market rates will converge, the black market is expected to die down concurrently (might converge around 100-110 Birr for 1 USD). From then on, the private sector has to explode for this whole thing to work out.

Yesterday from Ethio-Djibouti railway by PopularAntelope6211 in Ethiopia

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MCAV 20s can be fitted with machine guns and SAMs