Does ethiopia really need the Blue Nile when it comes to food?

Yes, we do rely on rainfall for food most of the time, but the times it fails us is starting to become unsustainable and we need to come up with viable alternatives. However, let's clear a few things up. read more

Yes, Ethiopia really needs the Blue Nile because of its rapidly growing population (now ca. 100 millions), to facilitate it’s food security program by harnessing the river for hydro-electric power, building irrigation canals to meet its food needs. read more

The White Nile is a lot bigger than the Azure Nile, but because of losses on the way it contributes only about 15% for the flow of the combined Nile. Whereas the Blue Nile, rising in Ethiopia, contributes about 85% to the flow of the Nile River that passes through Egypt to the Mediterranean. read more

And it is. But what seems exotic on its face is actually familiar, as much of the food is a spicier cousin to Southern favorites: Greens, beans, cabbage, chicken stew. And it’s absolutely delicious, which is what matters in the end. Blue Nile, next door to the Bar-B-Q Shop on Madison, is the latest to open. read more