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Ethiopia has launched a China-backed riverside green development project on Tuesday. The East African nation aims to create a beautiful and healthy environment in the capital city. Ethiopia's Green Project Source : CGTN The Addis Ababa riverside development project in its entirety will include the development of 48 hectares of the central square, 51.3-km riverside which runs along the two biggest rivers of Addis Ababa. China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has contracted to build the first part of the project, which is expected to be completed in mid-2020, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed affirmed his confidence in CCCC’s ability to deliver what is billed to be Ethiopia’s landmark project.   Riverside Green Project in Ethiopia Source : ezega.com Speaking at the project groundbreaking ceremony, Chinese ambassador to Ethi...

The ongoing dialogue involving Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia regarding the construction of a disputed dam on the Nile River have collapsed, the Sudanese Information Minister said on Friday. Grand Renaissance Dam, Wikipeadia “The countries were discussing many issues including, the Nile and the dam but we failed to reach any agreement on the matters that caused conflict,’’ Ahmed Mohamed Osman told dpa by phone from Khartoum, where the talks were conducted. Egypt decried the 4.8-billion-dollar hydroelectric Grand Renaissance Dam on Ethiopia’s border with Sudan could reduce its share of waters from the Nile. Sudan supports the dam. The dam, which is expected to more than double Ethiopia’s current energy production levels, is more-than-60-per-cent built. The east African nation would become an energy hub for the continent upon its completion.