Tag: inaugurates
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt rift deepens
Ethiopian PM says dam will electrify entire region but Egypt fears it could restrict water supply during droughts Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, a project that could transform the country’s energy sector but may also aggravate tensions with neighbouring Egypt. State media showed the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, touring the site of…
Georgia Inaugurates Mikheil Kavelashvili as President Amid Anti-Western Drift
Even though a figurehead, Mikheil Kavelashvili occupies a symbolic role as the country moves further from the West and toward Russia and China. By Ivan Nechepurenko Reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia A former soccer star and conservative critic of the West was sworn in on Sunday as the new president of Georgia, a strategically important republic…