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This handout picture taken on July 20, 2020, and released by Adwa Pictures on July 27, 2020, shows an aerial view Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Guba, northwest Ethiopia.

US foreign policy may be creating instability in Africa

Sometimes, the best foreign policy might be not to get involved at all

Immovable objects: Neither Ethiopia nor Egypt have given much away during negotiations. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)

An Ethiopian perspective: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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

Immovable objects: Neither Ethiopia nor Egypt have given much away during negotiations. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)

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…

From Johannesburg to Mahikeng

Liverpool’s Salah is the idol of his Egyptian village

Further enhancing his status as a national hero, Mohamed Salah played a key role in leading Egypt to the World Cup finals in Russia later this year

Ethiopia to press ahead with Blue Nile dam

Ethiopia will continue with the construction of its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River despite protest from Egypt.

Ethiopians want more from sacred Nile waters

While the land where the Nile originates is constantly ravaged by drought, downstream countries get the full benefit of its water.

Who owns the Nile’s water?

Who owns the Nile’s water?

For a decade the nine states in the Nile basin have been negotiating on how best to share and protect the river in a time of changing climates.

Crisis as East African states battle over control of Nile

East African states are struggling to contain an escalating crisis over control of the waters of the river Nile.