Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt rift deepens

Ethiopian PM says dam will electrify entire region but Egypt fears it could restrict water supply during droughts

Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, a project that could transform the country’s energy sector but may also increase tensions with neighbouring Egypt.

State media showed prime minister Abiy Ahmed touring the site of the Grand Renaissance dam (GERD) in Guba district with Kenyan president William Ruto, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and African Union chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.