the Tekezé to Axum after the battle at Dembeguina Pass. On 1 July 2021, the bridge crossing the Tekezé river was destroyed during the Tigray War by retreating TPLF rebel groups. The International Rescue Committee was concerned that the humanitarian aid efforts in the region would be "even more severely hampered than before." Recently WFP aid warehouses were looted by TPLF compounding the problem. Tekezé Dam The Ethiopian government announced in July 2002 that they had formed a partnership with the China National Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Corporation to construct a hydroelectric dam on the Tekezé, which would generate 300 megawatts of electricity. The project would cost US$224 million and take five years to complete. Oweys Ibrahim, the project coordinator, announced on 12 December 2007 that construction was 82% complete, and included a 105-kilometer power line to Mekele. The Tekeze Hydro Electric project constructed the highest double curve arch dam in Africa, topping the previous highest, in Lesotho. The contractors behind the project were CWGS and it was completed in 2009. The resulting reservoir is 105 km2 large and it has a capacity of 9.3 billion m³ of water. See also List of rivers of Eritrea List of rivers of Ethiopia List of rivers of Sudan Notes External links Maps of Ethiopia - Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin International rivers of Africa Atbarah River Rivers of Eritrea Rivers of Ethiopia Rivers of Sudan Ethiopian Highlands Eritrea–Ethiopia border Border rivers