ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Thursday that his country’s controversial power dam on the Nile has ...

Ethiopia says it has completed building a mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long been a source of tension with Egypt and ...

The dam, on the Blue Nile near the Sudan border, began producing power in 2022. The project is expected to ultimately produce ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa's largest hydroelectric plant, rises more than 500ft out of the grasslands of eastern Ethiopia and spans 6,000ft across the Blue Nile river.

Africa Ethiopia completes Blue Nile mega-dam, plans September inauguration Prime Minister Abiy calls Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ‘a shared opportunity’ for Egypt and Sudan ...

Ethiopia says the dam, located on the Blue Nile, a major tributary of the Nile River, is vital for its electrification programme. Ethiopia first began generating electricity at the project ...

Egypt has long opposed the dam because of concerns it would deplete its share of Nile River waters. Egypt has referred to the dam, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as an existential ...

Egypt cast doubt on Thursday on Ethiopia’s sincerity in inviting renewed dialogue over its dam project on the Nile River, describing the gestures as superficial and politically motivated.