ACS2: African leaders to mobilise $100bn for green industrialisation

African leaders and top financiers on Thursday signed a cooperation framework to mobilise over $100 billion for the Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII). AGII seeks to accelerate renewable-powered industries, deepen regional value...

Equity Becomes Second Kenyan Bank to Make Push for Ethiopian Market Entry

Kenya-based Equity Group Holdings Limited has officially started discussions with Ethiopian authorities in an effort to enter the Ethiopian financial sector. It joins KCB Group Limited, another Kenyan bank that began talks with Ethiopian officials...

Egypt Lodges Another UN Complaint as Ethiopia Inaugurates GERD

As Ethiopia inaugurates the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt has escalated its long-standing dispute with the mega project by taking the matter to the UN Security Council yet again, framing the dam as an “existential threat” to its...

Ethiopia’s renaissance dam inspires nations

In a moment that will remain in Ethiopian history, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stood before his people with tears in his eyes. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) had finally been inaugurated. What had once been spoken of as a distant dream...

Cheers and jeers: Ethiopia inaugurates controversial dam

Ethiopia has inaugurated its long-awaited hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, putting the spotlight back on one of the most controversial projects in Africa. The GERD—Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam—is seen as vital to its national economic...

Ethiopia completes hydro dam amid Egypt, Sudan dispute

Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Nile, with Egypt and Sudan saying the project would threaten their water supplies. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) began construction in 2011 and first started producing...

Stealing the Nile River

The world’s longest river is the Nile. Egypt fears it could soon become among the shortest. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (gerd) became operational September 9, threatening to send Africa into disarray. The...

Africa Climate Summit: From Aid to Investment

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—In a bold and unified move, African leaders have adopted a new roadmap — the Addis Ababa Declaration to reposition the continent as a global leader in climate solutions. This historic commitment shifts the narrative from a...

Ethiopian Railways, Italian Firm Sign Rail Partnership to Modernize Infrastructure

Addis Ababa, September 10, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) and COIPA Italia S.p.A. have signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to strengthen their collaboration on railway infrastructure development. The...

Africa rallies for green future as climate summit opens in Addis Ababa

By Chinyere Anyanwu Smart agriculture and renewable energy are set to dominate discussions at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), as world leaders, delegates, and senior United Nations officials converge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Scheduled...

Ethiopia Debuts New Mega-Dam

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Ethiopia opens a controversial dam on the Nile River, South Sudan’s military seizes key towns amid conflict with a rival group, and Kenya’s president hires a U.S. lobbying firm to...

Hydropower Projects Like GERD Crucial for Regional Energy Security: COMESA SG

Addis Ababa, September 12, 2025 (ENA) -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and other hydropower projects in Ethiopia are vital for addressing the energy shortage in Eastern and Southern Africa, according to Chileshe Kapwepwe, Secretary...

Ethiopia Aims to Use Wetlands for Sustainable Development and Climate Resilience

Addis Ababa, September 9, 2025 (ENA) -- Several initiatives are underway in Ethiopia to leverage wetlands for economic benefit, according to Ministry of Water and Energy. The Second African Climate Summit is currently taking place in Addis Ababa...

German Envoy Praises GERD as Milestone for Regional Energy Cooperation

Addis Ababa, September 12, 2025 (ENA) -- Ferdinand von Weyhe, Chargé d'Affaires of the German Embassy in Addis Ababa, has commended Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as both a symbol of national pride and a catalyst for regional...

WFP Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Ethiopia’s Impressive Strides in Climate Action, Food Security

Addis Ababa, September 12, 2025 (ENA) -- The World Food Program (WFP) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ethiopia’s recent notable strides in climate action and food security initiatives. Ethiopia has made significant strides in climate...

Ethiopia: Africa’s mega dam, GERD, officially inaugurated

Ethiopia has inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project. The project consists of four cascading dams costing an estimated $5 billion. The dam affects 11 countries, two downstream and nine...

Ethiopia: National Aspiration, Identity, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

“Ethiopia just changed the continent of Africa forever.” -African Development Economist and electricity activist @DavidHimbara Ethiopians officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with great ceremony and celebration on...

Africa's wealthiest man to build one of the continent's largest fertilizer plants in Ethiopia

Aliko Dangote, CEO of the Nigerian industrial group Dangote, attends a dinner in honor of the president of Nigeria at the Elysée Palace in Paris on November 28, 2024. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP Africa's richest man is making headlines once again. Two years...

Rising Starlets Eye Ethiopia Clash With Confidence and Grit

Kenya’s Rising Starlets are bracing for one of their biggest tests yet as they prepare to face Ethiopia in the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers later this month. The two-legged tie will be played in Addis Ababa between 19 and 21...

Ethiopia’s preparedness puts it ahead of Nigeria in bid to host COP32, campaigners say

Nigerian campaigners at the Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa this week said Ethiopia is better positioned to host COP32 than Nigeria – which is also bidding for the 2027 UN climate summit – because the East African country has good...