River Nile River is a source of livelihood for millions of people who live along its banks in Ethiopia alone and accounts for two-thirds of the nation's surface water, according to the minister.

A view of the Blue Nile River canyon, the natural boundary between Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions. (Yonas Tadesse for The Washington Post) Max Bearak is The Washington Post's Nairobi bureau ...

The Ethiopian authorities released this picture of the dam last week after the completion of the fifth phase of filling Ethiopia has ... dam on the River Nile as tensions between the two countries ...