At full capacity, it could generate close to 6,000 megawatts of electricity, double Ethiopia’s entire output before the dam was built. Currently, just over 22% of the country’s 122m people are connected to the grid.

Ethiopia's chief of general staff inaugurated four new facilities on 6 September, including the re-established navy's headquarters and training centre.

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be remembered for generations to come.

Abdulsemed Mohamed, who hosted a business program on the privately-owned Ahadu Radio, disappeared on August 11 in the capital, Addis Ababa. Both had been missing for over 10 days, " Mersha Tiruneh, spokesperson for the Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association,

Amnesty International on Monday issued a statement condemning proposed changes to the Civil Society Organization (CSO) law in Ethiopia, urging that the draft amendment should not enter into force. Amn...

After 14 years of relentless endeavors, and unshakable dedication, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today -- 9 September 2015 (Pagumen 4, 2017 E.C.), inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a monumental victory that crowns Ethiopia's resilience and heralds a new era of national pride.

A videoconference took place on August 19, 2025, between Maksim Reshetnikov, the Russian Minister of Economic Development, and Kassahun Gofe Balami, the Ethiopian Minister of Trade and Regional Integration.

CBE partnership set to boost secure money inflows from the UAE and expand access for over 200,000 Ethiopians living in the UAE