In 2011, Ethiopia began construction of a massive dam located in the headwaters of the Blue Nile River. At the project’s onset, the dam was named the Millenium Dam, but has since been given a far more grandiose title: the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, otherwise known as GERD. “Ethiopia’s time has come.”Ethiopia’s decision to construct a dam along the Nile has sparked a regional conflict amongst the nations along the Nile, most significantly, Egypt. To Egypt, the construction of a dam along the Nile is perceived as a direct threat to their hegemony over the river. As a whole, the volatility of the entire region is immensely troubling, and one can only hope that the Nile River dispute won’t escalate into full scale international war.

Source: Ethiopian News February 27, 2018 03:31 UTC