US re-engages in GERD dispute as tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt escalate
Tensions have once again escalated between Egypt and Ethiopia over GERD, Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, and now Trump has offered to mediate
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as regional tensions with Egypt and Sudan persist
Ethiopia has officially opened the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project, marking the end of a 14-year, USD 5 billion undertaking that has reshaped both the country’s energy ambitions and the geopolitics of the Nile Basin.
The roots of Sudan’s crisis
NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha analyzes the roots of the crisis in Sudan, the interests of the regional players in the conflict, and what lies ahead for the war-hit country
As UN discusses dam on the Nile, Ethiopia regrets bypassing of regional forums
The controversy over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has taken a fresh turn with the UN Security Council taking up the issue on the urging of Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia termed this step a dangerous precedent as it took the negotiation process away from the African Union
The US wants to play powerbroker in a fight over the Nile River, but a bigger threat looms
What is at stake in the negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and what has been the response of the US
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