Ethiopia generates electricity from controversial dam

Ethiopia has started generating electricity from a controversial mega-dam being built on the Blue Nile.

The milestone was reached on Sunday morning when one of the 13 turbines of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam started power generation, in an event officiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The dam, which will have a total power generating capacity of 6,500 megawatts, has been a source of tension between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. When it's completed, the dam will be Africa's largest hydroelectric dam.