Posted on Mon 15 September 2025 in Ethiopia • Tagged with Africa, Nile, Addis Ababa, GERD, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egypt, Sudan, Kenya
John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University
In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile river. The dam is expected to generate more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity, effectively transforming Ethiopia into the continent’s largest …
Posted on Thu 01 May 2025 in Nigeria • Tagged with China, West, US, USA, US-China, trade war, tarrifs, West Africa, Nigerian textiles, Naira, Nigeria Economy
As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to Nigeria reached US …