Recent publications on the Horn of Africa by outside actors indicate a newly discovered, sudden and burning passion for asserting a “strategic balance” in the Horn of Africa. One such claim was made ...
Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on September 9, which was, to all intents and purposes, an epochal event. Built across the Nile, it is the largest hydroelectric dam in ...
On September 9, 2025, the government of Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This massive project was under construction from 2011 to 2023 ...
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On September 11, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially opened the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $5 billion megaproject that has been under construction since 2011. Operations ...
Egypt has responded to Ethiopia’s launch of a dam on the Nile with warnings it was not looking away from the threats the hydropower project pauses Cairo. In a letter dated September 9, the Egyptian ...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Tuesday inaugurated Africa’s largest dam to boost the economy, end frequent blackouts and support the growth of electric vehicle development in a country that ...