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Article: SOUTHERN AFRICA: ZAMBEZI RIVER CAN BRING POWER TO THE PEOPLE.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- November 28, 2006
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by Thessa Bos
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 27, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Seventy percent of the Zambezi River's hydropower potential remains untapped because some countries haven't ratified the necessary agreement.
Eight countries signed an agreement over a decade ago to establish the Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM) to lead the development of the Zambezi River Basin.
So far, only Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and Namibia have ratified the agreement. ZAMCOM will only come into force after ratification by at least six of the states. Those still to take the step are Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
At the opening of the Zambezi River Basin ...