Why Ethiopia's $5BN Massive Dam is Sparking Global Tensions

Discover the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa's largest hydroelectric power plant, capable of generating 6,000 megawatts of electricity and controlling 74 billion cubic meters of water. As a monumental engineering feat, the dam's construction could reshape Ethiopia's future—but it's also stirring conflict with Egypt and Sudan, raising the stakes for regional stability. Will this project bring prosperity, or is it a ticking time bomb?

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[eyasuchelkeba]

GERD is not just a dam for us. It is our national pride and dignity.

[abeltesfaye]

We used to be known by famine and hunger but look what we have built. So proud to be an Ethiopian 🇪🇹

[AFROTRAVELS]

Correction: the blue Nile don’t FLOW “through”Ethiopia, IT STARTS in Ethiopia 😅 so I stopped watching after that

[domtweed]

6, 000 MW isn't much for a country of Ethiopia's population. Hopefully they build more.

[jupiterplanet]

Don't be surprised by this dam... We will build more dams in Nile river....because 85% of Nile belongs to (originate)form Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[semerebelay]

That is not only a river, it is our blood!!!

[ephremwoldegiorgis]

The way GERD is been built is upon the understanding of Nile stream countries but what the Egypt and Sudan doesn't understand is that nile river's source is Ethiopia so they need to communicate peacefully as the Ethiopian government did, but if they want to go further, we are not scared and we will build more dams on the Nile(abay) river to overcome electricity and clean water issues in our country because it's our natural resource we can use it as we wish to develop our country. Peaceful way is good for both sides but if they want to use force, we will fight to use our natural resources

[patrickmstine]

Let Ethiopia build even more dams, we need much of that development in Africa.

[zelalemadugna]

The GERD is not a DAM but the turning point for Ethiopia 🇪🇹.

[azebennna]

It’s not global tension it’s definitely make Egypt restless

[ZakariaAzhar-he]

سد النهضة العظيم. . قاطِرة التنمية والازدهار في إثيوبيا 🇪🇹

[chelsea]

I’m sure there would be many 🇪🇹 who have become numb to hearing the word “controversial”. The dam is complete, the dreams of Ethiopians past, present and future fulfilled🙏. Egypt futile approach is only creating more resolve and determination on the part of Ethiopians for more dams on the Nile, the more Egypt is invested on creating alliances to weaken and destabilise 🇪🇹, the stronger we become💪

[TH-qkez]

The way everyone presents how Egypt depends on the Nile for all its needs, is as though it is Ethiopia's

[daniel]

GERD Dam not supposed to be a global tension. Rather, it is supposed to be a global blessing !!!

[yeshambelbelay]

Egypt and Egyptian enjoy 100 % of electricity cover as compared to less than 40% electricity coverage in which 60 % of Ethiopian population don’t have such facilities. Hence, it is mandatory for the nation to build GERD and more other dams

[luongminhkhue]

Ethiopia quá nghèo họ cần con đập này để người dân có điện thắp sáng và nước tưới cho nông nghiệp.

[SelamEthiopia_]

Ethiopia has every right on its Abay river .

[beletemengistu]

Do you know that 60 million Ethiopian live without electricity?

[AssefaSendekie]

The GERD is constructed on Ethiopian River.Not on Blue nile.

[amsaluhuluka]

ግብፅ ከአኢትዮጵያ ጋር በሰላም ብቻ መኖር ይጠቅማታል። ሱዳንን፣ ከዘላለም ጎርፍ የጠበቅንበትን ትከፍላለች።

መሐንዲሶቹ እኛ፣ ግንበኞቹ እኛ፣ የገንዘብ ምንጮቹ እኛ!

በዚህ ግድብ ላይ የተሰማራችሁ ሁሉ ክብር ይገናችኃል!!