Blue Nile

Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive controversial dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, state media has said, a move that is likely to anger Egypt and Sudan who have long opposed the project. Addis Ababa has said the…

The United Nations called on Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday to recommit to talks on the operation of a giant hydropower dam, urging them to avoid any unilateral action, a day after Ethiopia began filling the dam's reservoir. The…

"Ethiopia will show the world that it can successfully hold a peaceful election next week," Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said to thousands of supporters who gathered at his first and last campaign rally on Wednesday. The June 21 vote is the…