The £3.8bn mega-dam on the world's longest river that is creating a huge problem
An Ethiopian dam the size of London, threatens to cause political turmoil in east Africa over fears it could deprive ...
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Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia — and fears of hunger in Egypt
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has stoked intense nationalistic fervor in both Ethiopia and Egypt. Ethiopians see building the dam as a fundamental right, one that could bring electricity to ...
Satellite Images Show Progress on Africa's Largest Hydroelectric Dam
Satellite images shared with Newsweek show the construction progress made on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the ...
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The Tightening Path to Peace in East Africa
Developments in East Africa are reaching a fever pitch, with Ethiopia’s construction of its massive Grand Ethiopian ...
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The $5 billion mega dam creating tension on the Nile
The world's eyes are on Ethiopia and the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Egypt could lose the water that's the lifeblood of the Nile. Sudan could end up flooded. And China could gain much from ...
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia is in the midst of a major nation-building project, constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Upon completion, GERD will become the largest hydropower plant in Africa ...
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River Nile dam: Why Ethiopia can't stop it being filled
Egypt and Sudan have both complained that Ethiopia has acted unilaterally for a second year and begun to fill up the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd). Egypt, which ...
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The massive £3.8bn mega-dam promising to transform country - but not everyone is happy
Ethiopia began building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, funded largely by its own citizens. By the year 2020, the country had started to fill it. For scale, the dam’s ...
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Nile dam row: US cuts aid to Ethiopia
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will be the largest hydro-electric plant in Africa The US is cutting aid to Ethiopia over a controversial mega dam being built on a tributary of the River Nile.
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Is Israel key to solving Renaissance Dam crisis?
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
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Solar And Wind Could Help Support Ethiopia’s Grand Dam Project
Ethiopia is in the midst of a major nation-building project, constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Upon completion, GERD will become the largest hydropower plant in Africa ...
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Russian specialists to maintain Renaissance Dam in future — Ethiopian envoy
TASS/. Russian specialists will be able to participate in maintenance of the Ethiopian Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River in the future, Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia ...