Ethiopia’s mega dam on the Nile ‘now complete’: PM
- 03-Jul-2025
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), launched in 2011 with a $4-billion budget, is considered Africa’s largest hydroelectric project stretching 1.8 kilometres […]
Fear grips citizens after river Nile changes color
- 23-Feb-2022
Cairo: Fear and panic grips Egyptians after a sudden change in the colour of the Nile River on Tuesday. The citizens witnessed turbidity in the waters of the Nile River, which raised concerns about water contamination. However, according to Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources, Mohamed Abdel-Ati, the change in the colour of the river Nile’s water […]