A local media report caused a stir after it reported that in 14 years, at least 15,000 people may have diedduring the construction of the nearly $5 billion (€4.2 billion) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance ...

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 ...

Water releases from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile following its Sept. 9 inauguration. The $5-billion project is Africa’s largest hydropower facility. September 9, 2025 Ethiopia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 11 countries that share the waters of the Nile have competing development priorities too. These states include Ethiopia, Egypt ...

Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious megadam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed now plans Africa’s largest airport and a nuclear power plant. But the landlocked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funding calls had gone out since the project was launched in 2011, with the government also issuing bonds to fund construction of ...