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I'm always fascinated by giant megaprojects. One project that has been proposed for many years is a massive dam on the Congo river known as the Grand Inga Dam. It would produce 39,000 MW of power, double that of the current largest dam, the Three Gorges in China, enough to power half of Africa and until 1990 enough to power ALL of Africa. What if it got built in the 50s when the Congo was still a Belgian Colony? What impact would it have on the Congo and Africa in general? Would it bring prosperity or strife?
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