Around 11 million years ago, a crack formed deep under the present Afar Depression, an area of north-east Ethiopia. The region sits on a hot, semisolid layer called the mantle.

Bajaj drivers in the Afar region say they have been unable to buy gasoline from official stations for nearly a year, forcing them to rely on the black market, where prices have surged to 300 birr ...

But it’s rare for earthquakes to directly trigger volcanic eruptions in Ethiopia. The current episode of earthquake activity is being caused by magmatic activity in Oromia and Afar region.

ADDIS ABABA, March 12 (Reuters) - Officials administering Ethiopia's Tigray region asked for federal help on Wednesday as a faction of the main regional party seized control of a town, stoking ...

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Ethiopia's Tigray Region Urges Federal Intervention After Town Seized ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Officials administering Ethiopia's Tigray region asked for federal help on Wednesday as a faction of ...