Ethiopia: From GERD to Red Sea – Ethiopia’s Strategic Future Amid Regional Power Politics, U.S. Pressure

Addis Abeba — Having begun construction nearly 14 years ago, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is scheduled for inauguration in September 2025. During a parliamentary address two months ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced this milestone and formally invited Egypt, Sudan, and all Nile Basin countries to attend the ceremony.

Despite this progress, the GERD issue, which began as a technical disagreement over the shared management of water resources, has evolved into a complex…