Ethiopia Inaugurates $5B Renaissance Dam, Africa’s Largest Hydropower Project
Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Sept. 9,  marking completion of a 14-year, $5-billion roller-compacted concrete gravity dam project on the Nile River that now ranks as Africa’s largest hydroelectric facility and a source of national pride—and regional tension. In remarks carried by state media, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hailed the event as…

