Any Ethiopian would list many reasons why the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is important for the people of Ethiopia.

All of Ethiopia's rivers originate in the highlands and flow outward in many directions through deep gorges. Most notable of these is the Blue Nile, the country's largest river. It and its ...

Their isolation was further extended by Ethiopia's unique status as one of ... Mark Angelo is the chair of the Rivers Institute at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and an ...