Move Over, Ethiopia? Kenya Revives $3 Billion Tana River Hydropower Project
Kenya has revived plans to build the High Grand Falls Dam on the Tana River, a project expected to cost around $2.7–3 billion and deliver 700 megawatts (MW) of electricity…
Dream big, suffer daily: Ethiopia’s nuclear plan meets a broken middle class
Ethiopia’s $30 billion plan is a gamble. If executed, it could transform the nation into a true continental power, with energy, transport, and industry to match. If it collapses under…
Ethiopia-Somalia Sea Access Talks Collapse as Regional Tensions Resurface
Addis Ababa, July 31, 2025 – Horn Daily Diplomatic negotiations between Ethiopia and Somalia aimed at resolving Ethiopia’s bid for sea access have reportedly broken down, highlighting deep-seated tensions in…
Trump claims he funded Ethiopia’s dam. The truth? He was just jealous of Abiy.
Donald Trump says America paid for Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam. That’s a lie. But it’s not just any lie, it’s a window into the mind of a man who once…
Ethiopia completes mega-dam on the Nile, igniting new wave of Nile River tensions
After more than a decade of bitter diplomacy, threats of war, and failed negotiations, Ethiopia has done it. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is now officially complete. Prime Minister…
Bitcoin Rush or Resource Drain? Ethiopia’s Crypto Gamble Demands a National Reckoning
Ethiopia is powering up for a digital future — but not everyone is convinced it’s heading in the right direction. As Bitcoin’s global value surges and mining activity rebounds after…
Ethiopia to start producing Electricity from Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on Sunday
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been at the centre of a regional dispute for more than a decade EDUARDO SOTERAS AFP/File Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia will start…
Ethiopian GERD Dam Ready to Test Power Production
Ethiopia is reportedly gearing up to begin testing hydropower generation at its flagship 5.2-GW Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a continued diplomatic row about its potential implications for water…
Sudan admits the giant Ethiopian dam had a positive impact on the Sudanese flow of water this year
The giant dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile made no negative impact on this year’s floods in Sudan, which had taken costly precautions in the absence of any…
Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt’s irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling the reservoir behind its giant hydropower dam, the Grand Ethiopian…
On Gerd Sudan talks tough with Ethiopia because of the Military
Sudan is caught in the middle of a decade-long row between Ethiopia and Egypt over the dam Ethiopia is building on the River Nile and in recent months it has…
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Resume The Dam talks
The three countries are seeking to resolve a row over the huge dam on the Blue Nile. The controversial structure has been almost a decade in the making but there…
U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan
Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa. BY ROBBIE GRAMER | AUGUST 27, 2020, 2:41 PM Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has approved a…