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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries . (Flickr)
ABIY AHMED

Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence

The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries

  • Lenin Ndebele
3 min read
Hotspots: Armoured vehicles from Operation Barkhane, led by the French military against Islamist groups in the Sahel region, are handed over to the Malian army in Timbuktu. (Photo: Florent Vergnes/AFP)
26TH COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT SUMMIT

What’s in store for the African continent in 2022?

Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.

  • Alex Vines
8 min read
A man wears a traditional Kankurang mask along the beach in the popular tourist area of Senegambia in Banjul on December 6, 2021. (Photo: John Wessels/AFP)
ABDALLA HAMDOK

The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

The highlights of 2021 in Africa

  • Samira Sawlani
  • The Continent
9 min read
Immovable objects: Neither Ethiopia nor Egypt have given much away during negotiations. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)
BLUE NILE

An Ethiopian perspective: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Striving to redress the injustice of the past on the Nile river

  • Asmamaw Tadege Shiferaw
  • Anteneh Biru
9 min read
Immovable objects: Neither Ethiopia nor Egypt have given much away during negotiations. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Damming the Nile

In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water…

  • Samuel Getachew
  • Simon Allison
7 min read
Members of the Ethiopian diaspora in South Africa gathered at the Wanderers stadium for Abiy Ahmed’s speech. (Paul Botes/M&G)
ABIY AHMED

Abiy Ahmed woos the Ethiopian diaspora in South Africa

No one knows how many Ethiopians are in South Africa — but Abiy knows he needs their support

  • Simon Allison
6 min read
Construction workers are seen at a distance in a section of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, as it undergoes construction. (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)
CRISIS GROUP
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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan must agree on sharing the Nile — before it’s too late

Tensions around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam must be resolved before the dam comes online

  • Crisis Group
6 min read