Construction of Tanzania's $3bn hydro plant begins
The 2,115 megawatts hydroelectric dam is expected to produce 5,920GWh of power
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is expected to lay the foundation stone for the construction of Stiegler鈥檚 Gorge hydroelectric power project expected to provide double the country's capacity.
It is however located in the middle of Selous Game Reserve - the main elephant sanctuary in the country and a World Heritage Site. This has raised concern and criticism among environmental activists who fear it will destroy wildlife habitat.
In Kenya, authorities will include an intersex category, along with "male" and "female", in the section on gender in next month's census, an official from the statistics bureau has confirmed to the 大象传媒.
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