When the world said no, Ethiopia said: watch us.
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Strategic equity demands and infrastructure investments signal a new era of African economic sovereignty. The landscape of African resource control is undergoing...
By Des H. Rikhotso Nestled in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia isn’t just a country – it’s a living chronicle of human history, a mosaic of...
By Davida Ademuyiwa In an era when emerging economies often wait for foreign investors to signal confidence before committing public funds, Ethiopia chose a different path:...
By Gregory Simpkins As written on our pages recently, Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a landmark ceremony led by Prime Minister...
By Farhia Noor I am African. And I say this with unshakable conviction: the lion is not stirring. The lion is not awakening. The lion has...
By Apollo Buregyeya When the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began generating electricity in 2023, it marked more than an engineering triumph – it signaled a...
By Godfred Zina Ethiopia is undergoing one of the most ambitious infrastructure transformations on the African continent. With the official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance...
By Godfred Zina The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, has reached completion after more than a decade and US$4 billion in investment....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In a landmark announcement, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared the full completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest...
By Zekarias Woldemariam For Ethiopians, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) represents far more than a hydropower project. It embodies a nation’s resolve to harness its...
Bloomberg | Ethiopia plans to export about 100 megawatts of electricity to Tanzania via Kenya once the nations finalize a deal that will enable cross-border trade...
By Gregory Simpkins When Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister of Ethiopia in April 2018, the country had been ravaged by a protracted conflict with its neighbor,...
By Mike Muller A new round of angry exchanges has broken out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). On September 1,...
By Mary Alorh Former Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills’ neutral stance during the 2010 Ivorian crisis was a strategic move. When then-opposition leader Nana Akufo...
Reuters | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday discussed the Sudanese crisis, bilateral relations and Ethiopia’s giant dam on...
Reuters | Ethiopia has completed the third phase of filling the reservoir for its huge dam on the Blue Nile river, the government said on Friday,...
AFP | Ethiopia will start generating power from its “controversial” mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, government officials told AFP. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
By Hisham Eldardiry Since Ethiopia announced the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, there have been disagreements between Egypt and Ethiopia on...
Reuters | U.N. Security Council members on Thursday backed African Union mediation efforts between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in a dispute over the operation of a...
Construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. PHOTO/File Ethiopia is on track to generating electricity within 18 months from what will be Africa’s largest power plant....
