Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Abdulhakim Shamsuddin was 14 and in high school in the city of Dire Dawa when he first heard that he could contribute to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during the first power generation ceremony at the site of the Grand Ethiopian ...

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa's largest hydroelectric project, is nearing completion. Expected to generate over five gigawatts of electricity, the dam promises to transform ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. Yet the advent of GERD could also not have been possible without ...

After more than a decade of construction and multiple reservoir fillings, Ethiopia officially inaugurated its massive hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile earlier this month. The Grand Ethiopian ...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed recently visited Sudan for the first time since the 2021 military coup. He met with the Sovereign Council head, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Khartoum, as well as ...

Ethiopia is ramping up efforts to meet its growing energy demands through sustainable and renewable sources, Minister of Water and Energy Habtamu Iteffa said.Speaking to ENA, the minister highlighted ...

Addis Abeba — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has publicly pushed back against claims that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was financed by the United States or other foreign actors, stating that ...

Africa’s biggest hydroelectric project is due to be inaugurated in September – and it is already a point of pride for the prime minister, who is touting more big schemes. Nearly half of Ethiopians ...

Ethiopia possesses significant renewable energy potential, including hydroelectric, wind, solar, and geothermal sources, with the capacity to generate over 60,000 MW of electric power. The country is ...

The construction site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Guba, Ethiopia, Nov. 24, 2017 (Photo by Gioia Forster for dpa via AP Images). Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian ...