Assassination attempt at Chinese Ex-Im Bank supported Merowe dam project
(Pambazuka, South Africa, 16 Feb. 2007) Two prominent leaders of groups being displaced by the Merowe Dam in Sudan, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by dam security personnel on February 10th. The dam, funded by China's Ex-Im Bank, is under construction on the Nile River 350 kilometres north of Khartoum. Affected groups and NGOs submitted a brief on the dam to Chinese officials during the February 2nd visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Sudan.