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A look at Ethiopia's new mega-dam
Aljazeera   28 January 2020   Ethiopia  
For Ethiopia, it holds the promise of much-needed electricity; for Egypt, the fear of a devastating water crisis.
Filed under: Energy resources
Fossil discovery reveals face of oldest early human ancestor
Euronews   30 August 2019   Ethiopia  
The face of the oldest early human ancestor has been revealed by the discovery in Ethiopia of a 3.8 million-year-old near-complete skull.The uncovered fossil, which provides insight into a pivotal period for human evolution, belongs to the species Australopithecus ...
Salini completes record-breaking dam
The construction index   20 December 2016   Ethiopia   Africa  
Gibe III dam in Ethiopia (source: The Construction Index)
Ethiopia has inaugurated a record-breaking dam that has been built by Salini Impregilo. Gibe III is the first dam in Ethiopia to be built using roller-compacted concrete (RCC). It has a crest length of 630m and a height of 250m, which is said to ...
Filed under: Construction News
Study contract awarded for proposed Blue Nile dam
The construction index   23 September 2016   Ethiopia   Africa  
The diversion of the Blue Nile river through four new culverts is underway. Image courtesy of Giustino.
Technical delegates from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have signed an agreement for impact studies to be carried out into the proposed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The studies into the planned dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile River will be ...
Filed under: Construction News
Is this the gateway to Hell? Daredevil photographer travels to edge of 150-ft wide active lava lake named after Satan's kingdom
Daily Mail   23 March 2015   Ethiopia   Erta Ale  
Erta Ale lava / by Karel Tupy
Czech photographer Karel Tupy visited Ethiopia's Erta Ale, the world's oldest continuously active lava lake.He tells of the overwhelming heat of the lava as he captured daunting scenes of the 150-ft wide basalt volcano.Erta Ale means 'smoking mountain' ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards