Ethiopia says its mega-dam on the River Nile is now complete, following years of tensions with Egypt and Sudan over its construction that many feared would lead to war in Africa. The contentious ...

The formal launch of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in September 2025 made news across the world. There was pomp and ceremony as Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was officially ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was built for electricity generation. By this measure, the project has been a short-term ...

Did 15,000 people die during GERD's construction? DW unpacks some key facts about Ethiopia's mega dam, including why Addis Ababa does not recognize the 1959 Nile Water treaty between Egypt and ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his country amid a dispute with Egypt over ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a $5 billion hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile. While it doubles Ethiopia's electricity capacity, it also creates geopolitical tensions with Egypt ...

Egyptian water resources expert Abbas Sharaki revealed that all turbines of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam have stopped ...

Ethiopia on Saturday summoned the U.S. ambassador over what it called an "incitement of war" between Ethiopia and Egypt from President Donald Trump over their dispute about the filling and operation ...

Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest dam in September 2025 and officially opened an oil refinery a month later, events which ...

Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for security reasons, the head of its civil aviation authority said on Monday, as the president pledged the dam would ...

CAIRO — Ethiopia claimed Monday that its recently inaugurated dam has helped lessen floods that have hit Sudan, as speculation rose over whether it has actually caused the deluges. Sudan on Saturday ...