The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 1.1-mile-long concrete colossus, is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa. Across Ethiopia, poor farmers and rich business executives alike ...

A hydro dam currently under construction in Ethiopia is set to be the largest hydropower plant in Africa, but could be heading towards controversy for international agreements on water sharing. New ...

The construction of the dams, built in the 1990s to supply water to South Africa, has had major effects on local populations. Some farmers have been compensated for the loss of their land as a ...