Ethiopia has high hopes for its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is expected to double the nation's electricity capacity. But the mega dam has long been a source of tension with neighbors Sudan ...

The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile tributary has been poisoning the atmosphere between Cairo, Addis Ababa and Khartoum for more than 10 years. The situation has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during the first power generation ceremony at the site of the Grand Ethiopian ...

CAIRO, Oct 14, 2025 – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country is taking all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and water security following the construction and ...

Ethiopia rejects the unwelcome meddling by the League of Arab States on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) following the League’s submission of a letter to the UN Security ...

The ongoing dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reflects a deeper structural challenge in international water governance: the fragmentation of legal regimes and the inability of ...

In theory, the GERD, whose 13 turbines can produce more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity, could be a boon not just for Ethiopia, but also for its neighbours. Yet it has long caused rancour between ...

Guba, Ethiopia – Ethiopia has officially inaugurated the largest dam in Africa, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), during a grand ceremony held in the city of Guba on 9 September 2025. The ...

Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP), the country’s state-owned utility, has signed-power purchase agreements with 25 bitcoin mining companies, attracted by Ethiopia’s affordable renewable energy from the ...