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Ethiopia: Public Diplomacy Delegation, A Message to the People of Egypt
December 23, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Public Diplomacy Delegation, A Message to the People of Egypt

The Public Diplomacy Delegation conveys the message to the people of Egypt that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam should be a main element in the…

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Hailemariam Desalegn in Berlin
December 6, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Hailemariam Desalegn in Berlin

Ein weiteres Großprojekt: Der Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ein Staudamm am Blauen Nil. Er soll ab 2017 das Energieproblem des Landes lösen.

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November 25, 2014in Video0by weaspire_cpw5rq

Talk Africa: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Talk Africa: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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Analysis: Why Ethiopia and Egypt aren’t fighting a water war
November 5, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Analysis: Why Ethiopia and Egypt aren’t fighting a water war

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egypt and Sudan move from denial to acceptance on Daily Maverick. Photo: A fisherman travels on a boat with his...

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Diplomacy Lab makes national policy research part of
October 27, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Diplomacy Lab makes national policy research part of

The CAD team will analyze the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, and the anticipated political, social and economic costs of its completion, particularly...

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Ethiopie Un barrage contre la pauvreté
October 24, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopie Un barrage contre la pauvreté

Pas bien grand et terriblement protocolaire, Semegnew Bekele est la voix et le visage du Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), un projet aussi dingue que...

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Ethiopia’s ‘African tiger’ leaps towards middle income
October 22, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia’s ‘African tiger’ leaps towards middle income

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, an impressive, self-funded hydropower project heralding the country's rebirth, will be the continent's...

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The state of internet policy making in Ethiopia
October 20, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

The state of internet policy making in Ethiopia

Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam · Ethiopian Students Demand End to Police Crackdowns in Rare Protest · Sovrn...

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Dam Rising in Ethiopia Stirs Hope and Tension
October 12, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Dam Rising in Ethiopia Stirs Hope and Tension

The main component of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, along the Blue Nile, is more than one-third complete.Credit...Jacey Fortin for The New York...

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Ethiopia: 30 years after the famine
October 11, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: 30 years after the famine

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will harness the waterway as the largest hydroelectrical plant on the continent when complete. Cairo is unhappy, fearing...

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Perhaps the greatest threat to Ethiopia comes from within
October 11, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Perhaps the greatest threat to Ethiopia comes from within

The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, on the Blue Nile, is potentially combustible politically, as Egypt sees any reduction to its current flow...

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Nile basin, Dar es Salaam Ratifies the Agreement of Entebbe
October 9, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Nile basin, Dar es Salaam Ratifies the Agreement of Entebbe

Nilo, contestando la realizzazione da parte del governo di Addis Abeba di una diga sul corso del Nilo Azzurro, la Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd).

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Ethiopia: Gerd 8100A SMS Lottery Winners Identified
September 30, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Gerd 8100A SMS Lottery Winners Identified

The SMS through 8100A lottery winners for the construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been identified on Monday. Accordingly...

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Ethiopia to Build New Hydropower Plant on Geba River
September 10, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia to Build New Hydropower Plant on Geba River

Out of the projects the nation is carrying out, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Gibe III are the two main hydroelectric projects being carried out with 6,000...

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Africa and Belgium Generate the Same Amount of Electricity But That's Changing
September 3, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Africa and Belgium Generate the Same Amount of Electricity But That's Changing

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam across the Nile, set to be the biggest dam in Africa when it launches in 2017, will provide the bulk of that with a capacity...

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Ethiopia's Millennium Dam: Science and controversy
September 2, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia's Millennium Dam: Science and controversy

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, also known as the Millennium Dam, is set to play a pivotal role in the landscape of energy supply in Africa. The dam is...

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Do dams destroy rivers?
August 27, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Do dams destroy rivers?

are under consideration - especially in Ethiopia, which is building Africa's largest hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.

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Egypt suffers regular blackouts due to worst energy crisis in decades
August 20, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt suffers regular blackouts due to worst energy crisis in decades

which is threatened by sea level rise. There is also the 'Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam' that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile upstream from Egypt.

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Three International Water Conflicts to Watch
August 11, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Three International Water Conflicts to Watch

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to be completed sometime in 2017. Turkey-Iraq: Ilisu Dam and the Tigris River. Turkey's newly re-elected...

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Why East Africa's Borders Are Blowing Up
August 6, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Why East Africa's Borders Are Blowing Up

But those dams, and the even larger Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Blue Nile, will also enable Ethiopia to earn hard currency by selling power to its...

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Ethopia is emerging as a production centre for labour
July 24, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethopia is emerging as a production centre for labour

Africa's largest, the domestically funded Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile -- that should increase Ethiopia's power supply five-fold by 2020.

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Ethiopia Becomes China’s China in Global Search for Cheap Labour
July 23, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia Becomes China’s China in Global Search for Cheap Labour

Africa's largest, the domestically funded Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile -- that should increase Ethiopia's power supply five- fold by 2020.

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Ethiopia: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the
July 18, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the

In 2011, the Ethiopian government announced its plan to construct the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. Acknowledging the difficulty...

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Ethiopia's Nile dam project signals its intention to become an African power
July 14, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia's Nile dam project signals its intention to become an African power

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam will provide energy for growing economy but add to Egypt's fears over water security. Global development is supported by.

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South Sudan Conflict Destabilizes Ethiopia's Regional Strategy
May 29, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

South Sudan Conflict Destabilizes Ethiopia's Regional Strategy

days a week, 24 hours a day as part of a round-the-clock construction schedule to erect the nearly 560-foot-tall Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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Ethiopian Airlines Management and Staff Visit the Grand
May 16, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopian Airlines Management and Staff Visit the Grand

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) -. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The fastest growing and most Profitable African Airline, Ethiopian Airlines is pleased to...

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Ethiopian Intellectuals' views on the Grand Ethiopian
May 15, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopian Intellectuals' views on the Grand Ethiopian

Ethiopian Intellectuals' views on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Posted on: May 15, 2014 Last updated on: May 15, 2014 Categorized in: News...

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Egyptian Spies Captured While Gathering Intelligence on
May 12, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Egyptian Spies Captured While Gathering Intelligence on

Spying allegations expose mounting tensions over construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. May 12, 2014. The recent arrest of three Egyptian...

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3 Egyptians caught in Gambella, accused of spying
May 5, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

3 Egyptians caught in Gambella, accused of spying

Benshangul-Gumuz near blue Nile is where the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is located. Egypt and Ethiopia have been at odds over the...

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Ethiopia: Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian
April 30, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian

Egyptian opposition to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). We try to triangulate these factors hoping to contribute to the debate...

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Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
April 30, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Nile River By Minga Negash, Seid Hassan and Mammo Muchie. The 1929 Nile water allocation...

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Ethiopia: Rethinking the Voices of Aswan Dam and GERD
April 21, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Rethinking the Voices of Aswan Dam and GERD

and mythical prophecies of the perils of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) upon the peoples of Egypt have reverberated and resonated over the...

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Etiopia ed Egitto divise dalla diga
April 17, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Etiopia ed Egitto divise dalla diga

finora rimasto segreto – della relazione sugli impatti del progetto etiope della diga Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) che l'Egitto contesta da tempo.

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No Room for Debate on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?
April 17, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

No Room for Debate on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?

No Room for Debate on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? Thu, 04/17/2014 - 11:06am. By: Lori Pottinger.

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Nile dam study fails to stem the tide of Egyptian indignation towards Ethiopia
April 16, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Nile dam study fails to stem the tide of Egyptian indignation towards Ethiopia

indignation at the ongoing construction of a blockage on the Nile, thousands of miles upstream: the $4.7bn (£2.8bn) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam (Gerd)...

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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Light Rail project 60% complete
April 13, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Light Rail project 60% complete

Ethiopia has several ambitious infrastructure projects across the country from the massive Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to Ethiopia's first light rail transit in...

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South Sudan conflict and Egypt's hydro politics
April 10, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

South Sudan conflict and Egypt's hydro politics

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project became inescapably a reality for Egypt to contest. Khartoum, the other signatory of the 1959 agreement...

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Egyptian Officials Fear Economic, Environmental Loss From Ethiopian Dam Project
April 8, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Egyptian Officials Fear Economic, Environmental Loss From Ethiopian Dam Project

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project is intended to be the largest hydro-electric power plant on the continent, generating 6,000 megawatts of...

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Grand Designs North Africa: Impact of Ethiopia's Renaissance
March 19, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Grand Designs North Africa: Impact of Ethiopia's Renaissance

For the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, due for completion in 2017, is set to change both the geo and hydro politics of the Blue Nile River. With the Nile being...

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Bent Flyvbjerg and Atif Ansar: Ending the Flood of Megadams
March 18, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Bent Flyvbjerg and Atif Ansar: Ending the Flood of Megadams

More recently, Ethiopia's $4.8 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile, which began construction in 2011, will likely cost $10 billion before its...

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Part Two: Ethiopia challenges and opportunities
March 7, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Part Two: Ethiopia challenges and opportunities

Part of that investment includes the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which will be the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa when completed, delivering...

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Troubled Waters
March 6, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Troubled Waters

that is why Ethiopia is building the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam," Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dina Mufti told reporters in late February.

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Ethiopia's Dam Project to be Energy Hub of East Africa
March 4, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia's Dam Project to be Energy Hub of East Africa

Since the government began construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011, with the aim of generating 6,000 MW of electricity, the...

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Africa’s Next Oil Frontier – Ethiopia?
February 27, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Africa’s Next Oil Frontier – Ethiopia?

grandiose hydroelectric plans, most notably the $4.2 billion, 6,000-megawatt Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which has unsettled Egypt.

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Ethiopia and Egypt clash over mega-dam - UPI
February 7, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Ethiopia and Egypt clash over mega-dam - UPI

demand it suspend construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the 4,130-mile river, the world's longest.

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Egypt awaits battle for water
February 6, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Egypt awaits battle for water

De Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam op de Blauwe Nijl kan een grote invloed hebben op de Egyptische watervoorraad. ( Flickr/ Creative Commons: Inter...

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Flintstone Engineering: 22 years of quality construction in
January 13, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Flintstone Engineering: 22 years of quality construction in

Is Flintstone Engineering involved in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project? No we are not, except in buying Renaissance bonds. The government...

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Nile Disputes Threaten Africa’s Largest Hydropower Project
January 10, 2014in News, Nile0by admin

Nile Disputes Threaten Africa’s Largest Hydropower Project

The largest Hydropower project in Africa, the 6,000MW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, is under threat as Ethiopia and Egypt remain unable to come to an...

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