GERD Stories
During Enkutatash, it becomes a spiritual moment, helping families mark the year’s end, resolve tensions, and set intentions for the months to come.
At the GERD launch on Tuesday, Ruto delivered one of his most pointed geopolitical speeches yet.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty addressed the letter to the Council's president on Tuesday, describing Addis Ababa's actions as "a breach of internati...
Higher electricity output from the dam could expand rural internet access in Ethiopia and, if Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt cooperate, also aid flood con...
The alignment is a blow to Egypt and Sudan, left dejected as Kenya tilts further toward Addis Ababa. The symbolism was deliberate.
Funded through government bonds, public donations, and Chinese loans, the dam is Africa’s largest hydroelectric project and a symbol of national pride...
The stage is now set for heated and tense hydropolitics in the Horn of Africa, just as the UN General Assembly convenes.
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 th...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called Ethiopia's landlocked status "an existential issue," vowing to "correct the mistake made 30 years ago" when Eritr...
The two sides affirmed their joint commitment to enhance consultation and coordination, and to work with other Nile Basin Initiative states to restore...
With a population of more than 100 million, Egypt relies on the Nile for almost all its freshwater needs.
The GERD dispute, already fraught with legal, environmental, and sovereignty concerns, now finds itself entangled in the broader complexities of Middl...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, situated on the Blue Nile, has been a source of tension between the two countries since construction began in 201...
Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation criticised the completion of the $4 billion (h518 billion)billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (...
The Somali presidency, Villa Somalia, praised Egypt's "unwavering support," but analysts suggest that Egypt is seeking diplomatic ballast amid heighte...
Prime Minister Abiy emphasised that Ethiopia’s development goals will not undermine the interests of its downstream neighbours.
Though Berhanu stopped short of naming Egypt, his comments follow reports confirming that Cairo signed a military cooperation agreement with Somalia i...
The visit took place on the sidelines of a high-level intelligence meeting in Addis Ababa and reflects a widening regional consensus on reclassifying...
Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Moallim Fiqi said that the country had in recent times faced external pressure to block Egypt from joining...
This renewed diplomatic push comes as Egypt seeks international mediation to secure a favourable agreement on the dam's operation.
Egypt has aligned itself with Somalia's territorial claims over Somaliland in opposition to Ethiopia, sparking more diplomatic rows.
The dispute over the GERD is part of a long-standing feud between Egypt and Sudan—the downstream states—on the one hand, and Ethiopia and the upstream...
Ethiopia’s wealth will grow 75 per cent between 2023 and 2024, according to the inaugural BRICS Wealth Report released Wednesday by London-based inves...
