The dam spans the Nile’s mightiest tributary ... put it in simpler terms: “The Nile River must not be monopolized by one state. For Egypt, the Nile water is an existential matter.” ...

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Then came the dam, which officially opened after more ... describing how the Nile was tamed. The river is formed by its two tributaries, the Blue Nile, originating from Lake Tana in Ethiopia ...

Long-standing hostilities between Egypt and Ethiopia over the use of the Nile River have added to broader tensions in the ...

is a gravity dam on the Blue Nile River. The dam is in Guba, in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 9 miles east of the border with Sudan. Constructed between 2011 and 2023 ...

For instance, Satellite data and hydrological models were used to monitor the water quality of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir and the Nile River Basin. The Grand Ethiopian ...

Fibiger, Mattias, Jeremy Friedman, Leah Azeze, and Temi Ojuade. "The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Conflict on the Nile." Harvard Business School Case 724-004, July 2023. (Revised February 2025.) ...

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) was built on the Blue Nile and is Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam. Once completed, the dam aims to power millions of homes, increase economic growth ...

These days, dams and motorboats make the Nile a pleasure to cruise. And, more than one tour company claims to offer the best possible route down this important river. As experienced travelers and ...