struck with Ethiopia that both countries’ interests will be addressed during the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
Month: June 2013
S. Sudan to utilise Nile River for development projects
negative impact” by the construction of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, only 30kms from the border with Sudan.
Will Ethiopia's 'grand' new dam steal Nile waters from Egypt?
Ethiopia says its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, 20 miles from the Sudanese border, will not be used for irrigation. That means that once the 6,000-megawatt…
Ethiopia: Ally of the West and regional heavyweight
signed deals with Kenya and Djibouti, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is eliciting interest from Khartoum and Cairo – will bolster its influence.
Ethiopia: With hydropower to the electricity supplier of East Africa Land grabbing and displacement are the result
Pictured Äthiopien investiert mehr als jedes andere afrikanische Land in Wasserkraft. Hier ein Blick auf den ‘Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’ am Blauen Nil.
Egypt's Nile Threats Weaken Case to Secure Water: Shinn
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, funded solely by Ethiopia’s government, is a “game-changer” because Egypt has historically blocked…
Reflections on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
interests among Ethiopians of diaspora was the construction of the hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Water war on the Nile
A Nagy Etióp Újjászületés Gátat (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, GERD) nem most kezdték építeni, de a munka május végén ért abba a fázisba, amikor a…
Egypt–Ethiopia crisis: “No Nile, No Egypt”
Long years of deadlock and bitter recrimination are now coming to a head as the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam threatens Egypt’s water…
Ethiopia is building a dam on the Nile - Egypt is already threatened with war
Padon nimeksi on annettu Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Sen valmistelutyötä on tehty jo kolmen vuoden ajan aivan Sudanin rajan tuntumassa. Toukokuun…
Why has the Nile River Become a Battleground?
Why is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam causing such strife? In addition to Egypt’s fears that it will reduce its lifeline of Nile waters, the tensions have been…
With Cameras Rolling, Egyptian Politicians Threaten Ethiopia
Last week, Ethiopia began diverting water to begin construction of a large hydroelectric dam called the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is expected to…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam paradox
And all the stakeholders are congested behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Old European colonial treaties, new realities on the ground, investors…
$4.2bn Nile hydropower dam 'will not affect Egypt'
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam about a fifth of the way complete. An aerial view shows the Nile river…