March 02
Ethiopia: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Its Discontents
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has created tensions between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, which are… Read more »
February 27
Africa: Impact of Red Sea Crisis On Africa - Red Flag or Red Herring?
Still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and the Ukraine war, African countries face yet another geopolitical hurdle with the Red Sea crisis and its potentially significant… Read more »
February 03
East Africa: Ethiopia's Red Sea Gambit Raises Tensions in Horn of Africa
Ethiopia, a landlocked country of over 120 million people, is facing increased geopolitical tensions due to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's recent "Red Sea Gambit". Abiy's strategic… Read more »
December 30, 2023
Ethiopia: To Sea, or Not to Sea
The last few months have been eventful, to say the least, for the shores of the Red Sea. Sudan, which holds a 750 kilometer coast on the Sea, has been embroiled in a deadly civil… Read more »
Ethiopia: The Brewing Red Sea Storm
In the centuries and thousands of years before the advent of European civilization, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean and its chokepoints always played pivotal roles in linking the… Read more »
October 07, 2023
Egypt: GERD Tensions Flare Again as Ethiopia, Egypt Trade Letters at UN Security Council
Fourth filling of Ethiopia's dam sparks new row with Egypt Read more »
January 28, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Backs Ethiopia's Dam
Sudan has now returned to its prior position, expressing its full support for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It's a dramatic shift from when Sudan sided with Egypt to oppose… Read more »
October 22, 2022
Ethiopia: COP27 Brings GERD Debate Back to the Table
Egypt still eyes legally binding agreement Read more »