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This picture taken on June 17, 2019 shows ongoing construction of a port near the resort town of Lamu, a UNESCO world heritage site that is the oldest Swahili settlement in Africa. - The ambitious project is called Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET), and construction is well underway, with one of the first berths of the port nearly completed. The inhabitants fear about the environmental impact of the project with dredging covering a key coral reef with silt and devastating a popular fishing spot. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on June 17, 2019 shows ongoing construction of a port near the resort town of Lamu, a UNESCO world heritage site that is the oldest Swahili settlement in Africa. - The ambitious project is called Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET), and construction is well underway, with one of the first berths of the port nearly completed. The inhabitants fear about the environmental impact of the project with dredging covering a key coral reef with silt and devastating a popular fishing spot. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP)        (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)