The overriding purpose of this study was to examine the national and international pressrncoverage of Ethiopiaâ€™s decision to construct the GERD project on the Nile River. Theories ofrnagenda setting, framing and political economy of mass media have been employed as theoreticalrnframeworks for this study. Drawing on a six-month textual data, an analysis and interpretation ofrnthree newspapers, one from each major Eastern Nile basin member countries (i.e., Ethiopia,rnEgypt and Sudan) was conducted. Besides, three informants, one from each of thernaforementioned countries were selected and interviewed, to triangulate the information gainedrnvia content analysis.rnThe result of the study revealed that Addis Zemen has provided an exceedingly considerablernamount of coverage for the GERD project than Al Ahram Weekly and Sudan Vision newspapers.rnDevelopment and diplomacy were found to be the frequently reported themes. Governmentrnofficials were employed as major sources of information, simultaneously. The media generallyrncovered the dam positively or neutrally. The selected press outlets mostly framed the GERD inrnterms of economic consequences, diagnostic, mutual benefit and prognostic frames. Politicalrnchallenge was found to be a major problem, while national consensus, electricity generation andrnbi(multi)lateral relations improvements were identified as major opportunities.rnWhat is more, the press coverage on the GERD project shows that those three newspapers havernhad a tendency towards favoring their countryâ€™s national interest over the handling of thisrnsupranational issue, i.e., the dam. Based on the study, a couple of recommendations that mightrnhelp to lessen the limitations of the press are suggested.