The Abbay Dam, also known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), stands as a landmark project for Ethiopia and the African continent at large.

By Girma Mirgisa In 2011, a dream took root on the banks of the Blue Nile; a dream so audacious, so improbable, that skeptics ...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said a multibillion-dollar mega dam on the Blue Nile, which has caused deep consternation to downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan over its effect on ...

The dam is the biggest hydro-electric project in Africa [AFP / Getty Images] Ethiopia says it has completed building a mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long been a source of tension with Egypt ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister says the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile has been completed. Egypt has long opposed the dam, calling it an existential threat to its water supply. Egypt ...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that a controversial power dam on the Nile is now complete, a major milestone for his country amid a dispute with Egypt over ...

Ethiopia's prime minister says the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile has been completed.

Ethiopia says it has completed building a mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long been a source of tension with Egypt and Sudan. Launched in 2011 with a $4bn (£2.9bn) budget, the dam is Africa's ...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated ...

Ethiopia insists the dam is a crucial development that will help pull millions of its citizens out of poverty and become a major power exporter.