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“The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary”

Ethiopia

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

Although the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is due to come into service in 2021, no agreement has yet been found by Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding their respective rights to the waters of the River Nile. For nearly a decade, the great Ethiopian dam has been a source of tension between the three countries. Ethiopia sees the €4bn project, which has been entirely financed by Ethiopian taxpayers but has not yet been completed, as a means of making itself self-sufficient in energy and affirming its power in the region. [...]

The Ethiopian prime minister dropped some economic bombshells earlier this week, pinning his hopes for an unexpected political boost on modest improvements in a few indicators. But behind the rosier numbers hides a gloomier reality. [...]

Published on 25.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Tigrayan businesses conditionally reopen in Addis

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Abiy overhauls Ethiopian Airlines after CEO's departure

The national airline's senior management team has been revamped after the resignation of its long-serving CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam. Several people close to Gebremariam have paid the price.

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The prime minister invited President Ismail Omar Guelleh to discuss the use of Djibouti's port infrastructure by Ethiopian companies at a time when both countries' economies are at the mercy of the war in Tigray.

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Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy

Just two years after the very devout prime minister set up the Ethiopian Council of Gospel Believers' Churches, the Protestant grouping is already split between Abiy Ahmed's supporters and priests who are worried that the government is instrumentalising their faith.

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