Ethiopia’s massive Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile River is stirring controversy and concern across Africa. This ambitious project aims to boost Ethiopia’s energy production but poses significant ...

A view of the Blue Nile River canyon, the natural boundary between Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions. (Yonas Tadesse for The Washington Post) Max Bearak is The Washington Post's Nairobi bureau ...

Chuol, like many others, said he fled airstrikes in Nasir and sought refuge in Burbeiye, but was forced to flee again after ...

Egypt’s historical rights to the Nile River make this unresolved diplomatic standoff over water rights a critical obstacle. Ethiopia’s dam construction challenged Egeypt’s dominance by ...

Ethiopia is in the midst of a major nation ... The project dams the Blue Nile, a river which later flows into neighbouring Sudan, where it merges with the White Nile and then flows on to Egypt.

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Sudan and Egypt have hit out at Ethiopia, which has started filling ... has reported reduced water flow in its section of the Nile River. Both Sudan and Egypt are downstream and are worried ...

The governor of Upper Nile State, Gen. James Koang Chuol, confirmed Tuesday that the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) have taken full control of areas in Nasir County near the border with ...

Geophysical and geological work, primarily in the Omo River area to the north ... Under the PSA, the Government of Ethiopia has granted the sole right to White Nile to explore, develop and produce ...

In Jinja, Uganda there is a very healthy respect for the power of the water. One of the most engaging aspects of filming along the Nile’s great length was discovering quite how many different ...