The Nile River is the backbone of life for millions of people across Northeast Africa, but its waters have long been a source of political friction. Egypt, which relies on the Nile for over 95% of its ...

For instance, Satellite data and hydrological models were used to monitor the water quality of the Grand Ethiopian ...

The Ethiopian authorities released this picture ... aggressive approach” towards a controversial hydroelectric dam on the River Nile as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.

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Ethiopia is building the dam on the Blue Nile, the river's most significant tributary, supplying most of its water. Egypt has pointed out previously some technical concerns over the dam ...

As nation pushes forward the construction of a controversial dam project, the Ethiopian government on Thursday affirmed that the power plant being built at the Nile River won’t affect relations ...

The ongoing dispute over Ethiopia's GERD dam could easily spill over to the Horn of Africa in light of two new deals that involve Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia and Somaliland. Could Turkish mediation avoid ...

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A Professor of Geology and Water Resources at the Cairo University Abbas Sharaky explained that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam ... cubic meters – the maximum limit of the dam. Late 2024 saw ...

Located in the northwestern Benishangul-Gumuz region on the Blue Nile River, the GERD was initially ... among Nile Basin countries. While Ethiopia views the dam as essential to its development ...

June 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The governments of South Sudan and Uganda have voiced support to a Ethiopia’s controversial dam building project on the Blue Nile river. Ugandan President ...

Prof Julien Harou, Chair of Water Engineering at The University of Manchester and corresponding author of the study At the heart of the dispute lies the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) - a ...