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Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed delivers his remarks during the official inauguration ceremony of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, on September 9, 2025.

Cheers and jeers: Ethiopia inaugurates controversial dam

Addis Ababa has finally inaugurated the long-awaited and much-touted GERD—Africa's biggest dam—leaving Egypt and Sudan worried about the impact on their water supply downstream

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Egypt sets red line over Blue Nile amid deadlock with Ethiopia

An Egyptian minister warns Ethiopia it will "pay" for any harm done to Egypt's water security, stoking speculation that the long-running clash over its GERD dam will spark a water war

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The military and political tension between Sudan and Ethiopia has recently escalated amid an acceleration of events and growing internal conflict in Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s recent escalation may be…

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US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman meets with Sudanese Foreign Minister Maryam al-Sadeq al-Mahdi in Khartoum on May 7, 2021. (Getty)

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As Ethiopia prepares to move forward with the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) mega-dam it is building on the Blue Nile, differences between Sudan and Ethiopia are…

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