{"id":1427,"date":"2025-09-09T06:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2025-09-09T06:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:53:58","slug":"the-completion-of-gerd-proves-ethiopians-untied-power-to-transform-history-politics-and-national-destiny-government-communication-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2025\/09\/09\/the-completion-of-gerd-proves-ethiopians-untied-power-to-transform-history-politics-and-national-destiny-government-communication-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The Completion of GERD Proves Ethiopians Untied Power to Transform History, Politics and National Destiny- Government Communication Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pagume 4, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government Communication Service has announced the full completion and operational launch of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) a landmark achievement, calling it \u201cproof of Ethiopians\u2019 united strength to reshape history, politics, and national destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Africa\u2019s largest hydroelectric facility, GERD now stands as a symbol of Ethiopia\u2019s resilience, built through the sweat, knowledge, and sacrifice of all Ethiopians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Statement emphasized that Ethiopia is no longer a passive observer of its natural wealth, but an active curator of the Nile\u2019s potential. \u201cIt is not just a dam but it is expression of full sovereignty, unity, and African self-reliance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dam\u2019s benefits extend beyond Ethiopia\u2019s borders. It promises regulated water flow, reduced evaporation losses, and flood protection for downstream nations, while offering a model of equitable resource sharing. GERD also opens new opportunities in energy export, fisheries, and tourism, reinforcing Ethiopia\u2019s role as a regional development hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite diplomatic pressures and historical challenges, Ethiopia has prevailed. The government underscored its commitment to peaceful cooperation, stating, \u201cWe are a people of humanity and morality. We do not seek harm, only progress.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing parallels to the 1896 victory at Adwa, the statement framed GERD as a new chapter in Ethiopia\u2019s legacy of defying colonial-era constraints and shaping global narratives. \u201cBefore and after GERD,\u201d it declared, \u201cwill define the future of water diplomacy, African politics, and international relations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the turbines roar to life, Ethiopia celebrates not just an engineering feat, but a symbol of national pride and continental promise. Congratulations to all Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-12.png 819w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-12-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/image-12-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pagume 4, 2017 The Government Communication Service has announced the full completion and operational launch of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) a landmark achievement, calling it \u201cproof of Ethiopians\u2019 united strength to reshape history, politics, and national destiny.\u201d As Africa\u2019s largest hydroelectric facility, GERD now stands as a symbol of Ethiopia\u2019s resilience, built through&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news_en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1427"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1430,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}