Important corrections 1) The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a non-consumptive water projects, that generates electricity by passing water through turbines, allowing water to continue flowing downstream. 2) Therefore, GERD doesn’t block Nile from flowing to downstream countries, unlike consumptive uses such as irrigation that divert and deplete water. 3) GERD is a sovereign project fully financed by the Ethiopian people. | Birhanu M Lenjiso

US President Donald Trump has described Ethiopia's $5-billion dam on the Nile River as "a big problem" and vowed to resolve the long-running dispute between Addis Ababa and Cairo over the project, which was commissioned in September. After talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Davos on Wednesday, Trump lamented how the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam "blocks water" from flowing for use by neighbouring countries. | TRT Afrika