After decades of work, funding delays and regional pushback, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is inaugurated.

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Abdulhakim Shamsuddin was 14 and in high school in the city of Dire Dawa when he first heard that he could contribute to the building of a dam on the Blue Nile. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ...

Opinion - On September 9, 2025, the government of Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This massive project was under construction from ...

Somalia’s new securities exchange is courting $2 billion in diaspora investment as it prepares to launch trading in 2026 with ...

Ethiopia and Sudan may have delayed solving a border dispute between them as they faced domestic woes including conflict.

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 recognise the 1959 Nile Water treaty between Egypt and Sudan.

At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange teachings ...

On September 9, 2025, the government of Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This massive project ...

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 the 1959 Nile Water treaty between Egypt and Sudan.

Part 1: "The elect of God" and power-sharing. Governance: bootstraps operation at the executive branch ; Parliament flexes its muscles in an attempt to exercise democracy ; The judiciary: bastion of ...