Crossing Continents - Ethiopia - Troubles Downstream

Peter Greste journeys down the Omo River from Ethiopia's central highlands to Northern Kenya where the lives of nearly half a million of the world's most remote tribespeople are threatened by a massive hydro-electricity project. The tribes, already fighting over increasingly scarce water and land, have warned that the dam could plunge them into an all-out struggle for survival.

Broadcast on:

BBC Radio 4, 8:30pm Monday 30th March 2009

Duration:

30 minutes

Available until:

12:00am Thursday 1st January 2099

Category:

• Factual