Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region.
Ethiopia, the continent’s second most populous nation with over 120 million people, sees the US$5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on a tributary of the Nile as central to its economic ambitions.
The dam’s output has gradually increased since the first turbine was turned on in 2022,…
Ethiopia opens Africa’s largest dam amid Egyptian protest
