GERD is more than a hydropower project; it’s a geopolitical pivot. This analysis explores how the dam is shattering a century-old status quo and redefining power in North-East Africa. In the unforgiving arena of geopolitics, nations are driven by one primal instinct: survival. For too long, the narrative surrounding the Nile has been dictated by downstream powers, framing the river as their historical right and Ethiopia’s development as a threat. This era is over. The completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is more than an infrastructure project; it is a profound geopolitical pivot. It is the moment Ethiopia…