Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence – The Mail & Guardian

Abiy Ahmed touts Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as showcase of African excellence – The Mail & Guardian

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a showcase of African excellence, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said when he launched it for the world to see as Addis Ababa hosts the second Africa Climate Change Summit. In his opening remarks at the summit, Abiy said what his country had achieved through the gravity dam that lies on the Blue Nile River, a major tributary to the Nile River, just about 15km from the border with South Sudan, would change Africa…

GERD: Ethiopia lights the way for African self-reliance – CAJ News Africa

by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AFRICA is celebrating a landmark achievement following the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the continent’s largest hydropower facility and a symbol of African self-reliance. Constructed without loans or aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or World Bank, the $4 billion mega-dam stands as a testament to the determination of Ethiopians, who pulled together resource…