A wind of change is blowing through the Nile Basin. After a decade of construction, Ethiopia completed its second filling of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on July 19,…
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Deuxième remplissage — un autre pas en avant pour commencer d’en finir avec l’équation inéquitable (86%=0%) du Nil pour l’Éthiopie
Quelles pouvaient être les pensées du roi des rois, Hailé Sélassié, à la vue du barrage de la Grande Dixence en Suisse“, relate un article de la Radio Télévision de la…
Coercion as a driver of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Negotiations: International Law’s Chronic Failure
This article ventures to assess the deliberate use of all forms of coercion in the GERD negotiations. It also attempts a legality test on each modality of coercion in light…
My Dam, My Why, My Dignity
Why does Africa’s forerunner project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) inspire, motivate and enamor its supporters so much? What is it about the GERD that resonates with us, moves…
Mediation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: From hope to hopelessness?
By: Abebe Yirga Ayenalem and Bewuketu Dires Gardachew with contributions from the WeAspire Editorial Team In this article, we are not focusing on the way out from the deadlock. Instead,…
Why is Sudan’s changing position on GERD is unsustainable and self-destructive?
Great Britain’s textile industries were dependent on cotton production in Egypt during colonization. Since cotton production was possible only through irrigation from the Nile, Great Britain was interested in the…
Part III: The Bigger Picture
This blog is one of three articles by Tamrat A. Gelu under the umbrella theme of Cooperation over the Blue Nile is the Way forward for Egypt. Part I focuses…
Part II:The Emergence of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
This blog is one of three articles by Tamrat A. Gelu under the umbrella theme of Cooperation over the Blue Nile is the Way forward for Egypt. Part I…
PART I: Taming the Nile: Historical Recap
This blog is one of three articles by Tamrat A. Gelu under the umbrella theme of Cooperation over the Blue Nile is the Way forward for Egypt. Part I…
Progressive GERD Nile agreement for building trust between Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Sudan
This summer, record Nile River flow and flood resulted in devastating loss of life, human suffering, and property damage. East Africa was hit especially hard. These floods were primarily driven…
Beyond the normalization of climate change, Ethiopia’s Green Legacy is a must have insurance for the GERD
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reached a significant milestone when the first year of the first stage filling, that is expected to span two years, was completed in July…
Major historical agreements of the Nile Basin
The history of water use in the Nile basin is riddled with biased, one sided colonial treaties and agreements between colonial powers and their protectorates. Since 1891, a series of…
Lessons From Transboundary Basins Across the World
The Nile basin, for the first time in its history, is experiencing a change in the status quo of the region. This is largely due to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Future Growth of Ethiopia depends on the Acceleration and Harnessing of On-Grid and Off-Grid Solar Power
Ethiopia has a considerable renewable energy endowment, with an abundant hydropower potential, wind, solar and geothermal, as well fossil fuels. Hydropower constitutes almost 92.5% of the total energy mix and…
The Middle Ground: What Egypt, Ethiopia and the Sudan can Learn from Others
A note by Ethiopian- and Sudanese-American professionals to the African Union. Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have been in intense negotiation for the last several weeks. The three countries have restarted…
Remembering Engineer Simegnew
Engineer Simegnew Bekele Aynalem was the first Chief Project Manager of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). From the inception of the project that he managed until his untimely death,…
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
Ethiopians do not know the value of their water resources; they have yet to realize it. Dr. Seleshi Bekele. Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy of Ethiopia In the…
The Treaty between Great Britain and Ethiopia of May 15,1902
By Alazar Feleke The 1902 Treaty has often been referred to a Treaty between Ethiopia and Egypt and that this treaty addressed the use of the Nile Waters. It should…
Nile River’s Peaceful Interaction to Underground. A Lesson to Those Who Live Above Ground?
Rivers do not flow in a vacuum. The Nile is one of the longest rivers in the world with its headwaters on the White Nile and its major tributary the Abay (Blue Nile) originating in the Ethiopian highlands.…
Could Egypt wean itself off its dependence on the Nile?
The ongoing squabble between Egypt and Ethiopia on the filling of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) appears to be a prelude of a looming water crisis in the region.…
Ethiopia and the Nile
Ethiopia and the Nile