The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the ambitious project which Ethiopia kicked off almost eight years ago, is once again raising tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt.
The latest raw begun few weeks ago when Egyptian media outlets report supposedly a statement issued by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi claiming the construction of the dam would not have been possible had it not been for the 2011 Egyptian uprising.
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