February 03
Ethiopia: From Desolation to Revival
How clean water ignites a renaissance in rural Ethiopia. Read more »
December 23, 2023
Africa: Uncertainty Reigns As Fourth Round GERD Talks Fail
The fourth round of trilateral negotiations involving Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) ended this week in Addis Ababa, without an… Read more »
September 02, 2023
Ethiopia: GERD Talks End in Stalemate
The latest round of talks since December 2022 between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) held in Cairo ended at the beginning of this week… Read more »
July 29, 2023
Ethiopia: Who Scales Up Response to Contain Cholera Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) has responded swiftly to a cholera outbreak in Konso Zone and Alle Special Woreda of Ethiopia's Southern Nations region by establishing Cholera… Read more »
July 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Taxpayers Foot Bill for Dams Delivering Drop in the Bucket
Ethiopia's expensive irrigation drive has been hobbled by "glaring flaws" that could render its multi-billion birr hydropower projects wasteful or ineffective, according to the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Over-Budget Tigray Dam Construction to Restart After War Interruption
The construction of the Zarema Mayday irrigation dam, which was interrupted during the two-year war in Ethiopia's north, will resume next year, according to the Ministry of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Efforts to Reduce Fluoride Content In Water Unsuccessful
The Ethiopian government's efforts to reduce the amount of fluoride in water consumed by millions of Ethiopians have proven unsuccessful, according to a report by the Federal… Read more »
June 03, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Water Diplomacy - Resolving Transboundary Issues
In the past, water management was localized and traditional. As settlements grew into cities, the need for new water sources, storage, canals, and cisterns expanded water… 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 »
November 19, 2022
Ethiopia: No Respite for Low Income Residents, Sanitation Woes Escalate
In a run down and dusty section of Addis Ababa - far from its skyscrapers that have defined its progress for the last decade - is a suburb known as 'Autobis Tera', near Merkatto,… Read more »