The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), positioned on the Blue Nile, is set to become the largest hydroelectric plant in ...

The Nile River is the backbone of life for millions of people across Northeast Africa, but its waters have long been a source of political friction. Egypt, which relies on the Nile for over 95% of its ...

The Ethiopian authorities released this picture of the dam last week after the completion of the fifth phase of filling Ethiopia has said Egypt “must abandon its aggressive approach” towards a ...

The ongoing dispute over Ethiopia's GERD dam could easily spill over to the Horn of Africa in light of two new deals that involve Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland. Could Turkish mediation avoid ...

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May 30, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – As nation pushes forward the construction of a controversial dam project, the Ethiopian government on Thursday affirmed that the power plant being built at the Nile ...

A senior Trump administration official met Egyptian leaders in Cairo last week to discuss a plan to relocate Palestinians ...

Ethiopia, which has been a key ally of Somalia in its fight against al-Qaeda-linked militants and is at loggerheads with Egypt over a mega dam it built on the River Nile, said it could not ...

The selected firm's report is expected to include the dam's impact on upstream Nile countries Egypt and Sudan, as well as its environmental, social and economic effects. Egypt fears Ethiopia's ...

The second biggest advantage in Ethiopia’s favor is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive project to construct a dam on the Nile River to revolutionize Ethiopia’s energy generation.

June 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The governments of South Sudan and Uganda have voiced support to a Ethiopia’s controversial dam building project on the Blue Nile river. Ugandan President ...