Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial ...

Africa’s largest hydropower project is about to go online. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam(GERD) could lift millions out of poverty—but it’s also sparking regional tensions over the Nile waters.

With nearly 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa still living without access to electricity, Mission 300 stands out as a ...

Abdulhakim Shamsuddin was 14 and in high school in the city of Dire Dawa when he first heard that he could contribute to the building of a dam on the Blue Nile. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, ...

African leaders are rallying in support of Ethiopia’s massive hydro dam on a Nile tributary, hailing it as a key step toward reducing the continent’s energy poverty, despite fierce opposition from ...

Most people like to think of the "middle class" as a safe place. Not rich, not poor — just comfortable. A decent job, a house ...

China's people-centered development made Somalia among the first to welcome its initiative in the Horn of Africa. In South ...

Smallholder farmers have been taught to restore soil health by learning sustainable farming practices like vermicomposting and integrated pest management. The adoption of these techniques has led to ...

Leading a pan-African voice for economic and climate justice, delegates from a dozen African nations gathered in Addis Ababa ...

Ethiopia inaugurated on Tuesday the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite strong objections from Egypt and Sudan, who warned that Ethiopia’s unilateral actions pose “a ...

A day after Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Egypt has renewed warnings that the project poses a serious threat to its water security. ・Egypt warns the Grand Ethiopian ...

Seventeen African governments today committed to reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission ...