Ethiopia inaugurated on Tuesday the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite strong objections from Egypt and Sudan, who warned that Ethiopia’s unilateral actions pose “a ...

GUBA/CAIRO: Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a “great achievement for all black people”, but it drew a protest to ...

Looming high above the Blue Nile and stretching nearly two kilometres across, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a nation-building project and potential economic revolution 14 years ...

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed at the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on 9 September 2025. © Luis Tato ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, rises on the Blue Nile about 40 kilometers (28 miles) from the Sudanese border in Guba, which is around 580 ...

GUBA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt ...

Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has ...

Ethiopia Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam as Neighbors Eye Power Imports ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Tuesday inaugurated Africa’s largest dam to boost the economy, end ...

African leaders are rallying in support of Ethiopia’s massive hydro dam on a Nile tributary, hailing it as a key step toward reducing the continent’s energy poverty, despite fierce opposition from ...

The vastness of the building site was at first overwhelming for the young Ethiopian mechanical engineer. Hundreds were already digging the foundations in tough conditions for what is now Africa's ...

Sierra Leone and Ethiopia continue their quest for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification with a clash on Tuesday in neutral Liberia. Ranked 124th in the world, the Leone Stars are currently in third place ...