Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam

Ethiopia was set to inaugurate Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday that has promised to revolutionise the country’s energy sector but sparked diplomatic rows with downstream neighbour Egypt.

For Ethiopia, the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a national project of historic scale and a rare unifying symbol in a country torn apart by ongoing internal conflicts.

Towering 145 metres (476 feet) high and stretching nearly two kilometres (1.2 miles) across the Blue Nile near the Sudanese…