The recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – In early September 2025, two significant events took place in Ethiopia: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). The celebration of the GERD’s inauguration alongside the ACS2, a precursor to COP30, serves as a timely …

The recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba – In early September 2025, two significant events took place in Ethiopia: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). The celebration of the GERD’s inauguration alongside the ACS2, a precursor to COP30, serves as a timely …

The third and fourth turbines of the recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began operation in August 2024 (Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – On the banks of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia is redefining its national trajectory through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project and one of the biggest infrastructure projects of …

The third and fourth turbines of the recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began operation in August 2024 (Photo: EPA) Addis Abeba – On the banks of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia is redefining its national trajectory through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project and one of the biggest infrastructure projects of …

Amb-Nebyat-Ethio-Submits-Sufficient-Clarification-to-Security-Council MFA Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced that Ethiopia has submitted a detailed “written clarification” to the UN Security Council in response to a complaint lodged by Egypt regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). At a press briefing on Thursday, 18 September, MoFA spokesperson Ambassador Nebiyat Getachew said …

Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi laying the GERD foundation on 12 April 2011. Photo: Sourced Predation and the rentier state Well into the early 20th century, absolute predation endured as the most defining character of the Ethiopian state, upheld by a panoply of rulers.  The historian Teshale Tibebu depicts this character with crushing vividness. …

Ethiopia’s late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi laying the GERD foundation on 12 April 2011. Photo: Sourced Predation and the rentier state Well into the early 20th century, absolute predation endured as the most defining character of the Ethiopian state, upheld by a panoply of rulers.  The historian Teshale Tibebu depicts this character with crushing vividness. …

Lemma-megersa-GERD-inauguration-messege- (photo: OPDO) Addis Abeba – Former Defense Minister and ex-President of Oromia Regional State, Lemma Megerssa, has extended his congratulations to Ethiopians on the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), while simultaneously issuing a heartfelt call for peace. In a letter verified by Addis Standard dated 09 September 2025, Lemma hailed the …

Partial view of the GERD at night. Photo: Webuild Addis Abeba – With an installed capacity of more than 5,000 MW and an annual output projection of 15,700 GWh, Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) can generate energy equivalent to “three medium-sized nuclear power plants,” Italian engineering group Webuild said. Ethiopia marked a historic milestone …

Lemma-megersa-GERD-inauguration-messege- (photo: OPDO) Addis Abeba – Former Defense Minister and ex-President of Oromia Regional State, Lemma Megerssa, has extended his congratulations to Ethiopians on the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), while simultaneously issuing a heartfelt call for peace. In a letter verified by Addis Standard dated 09 September 2025, Lemma hailed the …