Currently about half completed, the the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – which is expected to more than double Ethiopia’s current electricity production – has…
Month: July 2018
AfCFTA: Nigeria lacks capacity to compete - Fmr NACCIMA DG
As the debate on whether or not Nigeria should sign-on to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) rages on, a former Director General of Nigerian…
Renaissance Dam Project Manager killed: Syrian News Agency
Simegnew Bekele, the Project Manager of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, was killed while driving his car in Meskel Square in Addis Adaba city, Ethiopia…
Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam manager Simegnew Bekele found dead
Simegnew Bekele, project chief of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) (DW. The chief of the controversial Grand Renaissance Dam project on the…
As a Dam Rises in Ethiopia, Its Manager Is Found Dead
Semegnew Bekele, who was overseeing the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, was found slumped behind the wheel of his Toyota Land…
Africa getting ahead of herself with AfCFTA
This article critically questions whether the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement that was signed by 44 out of 55 African countries in Kigali,…
The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis
Egypt’s concern about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has gained a new intensity. Since its launch in 2011, the project has elicited a mixture of…
AfCFTA: Bridging gaps critical - Zambia Daily Mail
While the AfCFTA may be a huge milestone in boosting the low level of intra-Africa trade and intra-African investments, its success is undermined by infrastructure…
Consultative Meeting To Prepare The Intellectual Groundwork For AfCFTA Phase II Negotiations
This particular edition will prepare analytical work to inform the AfCFTA Phase II negotiations. The ARIA 9 report will address the three topics of the AfCFTA Phase…
Can improved Ethiopia-Eritrea relations stabilise the region
One of the most significant recent incidents was an attempt by armed groups to attack the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a major symbol of Ethiopia’s…
AfCFTA to yield substantial benefits to African trade
It advises that the AfCFTA arrangement needs to go beyond a 100 per cent tariff reduction in all goods, as non-tariff barriers are also major constraints on intra-…
PPC relishes AfCFTA opportunities rallies private sector to be proactive
A total of 44 out of 55 African Union (AU) countries signed the agreement establishing the AfCFTA on 21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. South Africa, which did not…
Afreximbank's George Elombi on how AfCFTA would work in an era of protectionism
At the ongoing Afreximbank Annual meetings in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital territory, George Elombi, Executive Vice President of Governance, Legal and…
Why Nigeria hasn't signed AfCFTA pact -Adeosun
The AfCFTA identifies seven priority action clusters for its implementation. They are trade policy, trade facilitation, productive capacity, trade-related infrastructure,…
Shifts in the hydropolitical landscape of the Nile Basin
Carrying a price tag of around US$4.8 billion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a colossal undertaking by the Ethiopian Government, and will…
Ethiopian Diaspora Raises Millions Towards Dam Construction
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) possesses an invaluable and multi-faceted values and benefits to the peoples of Ethiopia. We may categorize…
Construction industry: A key partner in economic integration under AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the largest such free trade area when one considers the number of countries involved. The African continent…
Egypt-Ethiopia tensions ease over dam
This suggested that tensions over the $4bn 6,000 MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) being built on the River Nile might be on the wane. Ahmed is…
East African hydropower: the full impact of Voith's new hub
grand Ethiopian renaissance dam Due to Ethiopia’s rich water resources, Voith has stated that the country has an exploitable hydropower potential of 45,000MW…
Downstream Costs of Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian
Downstream Costs of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The benefits for Ethiopia and for many electricity-importing countries in East Africa are clear.
Ambode urges Nigeria to sign AfCFTA to boost export
Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode Thursday declared support for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and urged Nigeria to sign the…
Eritrea in a Tug of War after Meeting with Egyptian and
Egypt and Ethiopia over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD); and a desire to reconcile differences between Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Egypt announces an 'urgent plan' for water security
Cairo fears a possible negative impact of the currently under construction Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on its annual share of Nile water (55.5 billion cubic…
Top 21 Dams In the World That Generate the Highest Amount
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may still be under construction, but the ambitious project is set to become Africa’s largest hydroelectric plant.