GERD: A Dam Built for Power, Not for Water Diversion
AMN PLUS-July 24, 2026Despite being known as the "Water Tower of Africa," Ethiopia has long been unable to fully benefit from the waters of the Abay River. For decades, millions…
AMN PLUS-July 24, 2026Despite being known as the "Water Tower of Africa," Ethiopia has long been unable to fully benefit from the waters of the Abay River. For decades, millions…
AMN Plus-July 23, 2026 Ethiopia's National Dialogue Conference is making steady and successful progress, according to the Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission, Professor Mesfin Araya. Speaking at…
AMN Plus-July 23, 2026 Egypt's opposition to Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stems not only from concerns about the dam itself, but from a fundamental disagreement over how the…
AMN PLUS-July 23, 2026 Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has visited the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute. During the visit, senior officials from the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute…
AMN PLUS – July 23, 2026 The report and social media post by 'Egypt Independent' has sparked concern by asking, "Is the Blue Nile River facing a drought?" while displaying…
AMN Plus-July 23, 2026 The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built on the Blue Nile in northwestern Ethiopia, is Africa's largest hydroelectric power project and a landmark investment in regional…
AMN Plus– July 23, 2026 Claims that international law grants Egypt exclusive or permanent rights over the Nile do not reflect the principles that govern modern international water law. Contemporary…
AMN Plus-July 22, 2026 Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Claver Gatete, Holds Talks with Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba on the Future of…
AMN Plus-July 22, 2026For well over a century, hydro-diplomacy across the Abbay (Nile) River Basin operated under an asymmetric status quo rooted in colonial-era agreements. The agreements of 1929 and…
AMN PLUS-July 22, 2026 The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has announced the completion of the first phase of structural concrete works for the Koysha Hydropower Plant. According to Koysha Hydropower…