Looming high above the Blue Nile and stretching nearly two kilometres across, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a nation-building project and potential economic revolution 14 years ...

Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has ...

The inaugural ceremonies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) kicked off on Monday evening, with multiple events taking place ahead of Tuesday’s official inauguration. According to ...

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Mamo Mihretu has resigned as governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia after two and a half years, saying he is leaving government to “pursue other passions and tackle other challenges”. Appointed in ...

Addis Ababa / Khartoum / Merowe / El Roseires / Aswan / Cairo — Reports indicate the waters of the Blue Nile in Sudan have receded to unprecedented levels, disrupting the annual flood season between ...

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A woman walks along a dirt road inside the largest refugee camp in Mekele, capital of Tigray, Ethiopia, July 2, 2024 (Sipa photo by Ximena Borrazas via AP Images). MEKELE, Ethiopia—Lying in a hospital ...

Microsoft has announced the SQL Server 2025 preview, and this update is a big one for developers and IT teams. The Release Candidate 0 (RC0) introduces two major upgrades, including support for Ubuntu ...

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia's Federal Civil Service Commission has announced a substantial salary increment for government employees effective coming September. In a statement it issued today, the ...