Explore the incredible story of Africa’s $5 billion megadam project and its monumental impact on the Nile River. This engineering marvel, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), has ...

In Africa, War Over Water Looms As Ethiopia Nears Completion Of Nile River Dam Ethiopia hopes the electricity generated by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will boost economic development, ...

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 Nile ends its winding 4,000-mile journey through Africa in Ras el-Bar, a seaside town on Egypt’s north coast, where the river slips quietly into the Mediterranean.

Africa has 66 transboundary river basins. These include the Nile basin, and the Juba–Shebelle and Lake Turkana basins in the Horn of Africa. Conflict risk can rise as populations grow, water use ...