The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is being built a few miles from Ethiopia’s border with Sudan, in rocky terrain unsuitable for irrigation. The dam will generate…
Month: January 2015
Africa in the News: Boko Haram Commits Massacre, Egypt Voices Concerns over Ethiopian Dam Project, and Sudan Opposition Party Calls for Election Boycott
This week, Egyptian leaders publically expressed their concerns over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)—an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam project…
Ethiopia: There is a big need for infrastructure – Jemal Ahmed
It purchased bonds worth 500m birr – more than any other private enterprise – to support the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a flagship project that will raise…