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 ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

Johannesburg — Africa's largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile is scheduled to open Tuesday to major fanfare in Ethiopia. The $5 billion dam project ...

The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has reaffirmed that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is no longer merely a hydropower project, but a strategic engine reshaping Ethiopia's economy and ...

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during the first power generation ceremony at the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia [File: Amanuel Sileshi/AFP] ...

Sudan has announced the extension of flood warnings along the Nile River. According to officials, this is due to rising and erratic water levels caused by Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region ...

Ethiopia has officially opened the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a megaproject under construction for over a decade and a half, and is Africa’s largest hydroelectric power station. A hulking ...