Long-standing hostilities between Egypt and Ethiopia over the use of the Nile River have added to broader tensions in the ...

The dam spans the Nile’s mightiest tributary ... put it in simpler terms: “The Nile River must not be monopolized by one state. For Egypt, the Nile water is an existential matter.” ...

is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River. The dam is in Guba, in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 9 miles east of the border with Sudan. Constructed between 2011 and 2023 ...

Ethiopia's bargaining power in water diplomacy has been enhanced internationally, backed by its water policy, scholars have disclosed.Speaking to local media on the sidelines of a panel discussion ...

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The untreated waste, suspected to come from factories in the area, has resulted in the deterioration of water quality ...

Fibiger, Mattias, Jeremy Friedman, Leah Azeze, and Temi Ojuade. "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Conflict on the Nile." Harvard Business School Case 724-004, July 2023. (Revised February 2025.) ...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Thursday that the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) would be completed ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) was built on the Blue Nile and is Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. Once completed, the dam aims to power millions of homes, increase economic growth ...