Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

The Afar-Somali ethnic conflicts in the south have also displaced 35,000 people. In the Amhara region, the UN agency said the conflicts and tensions have made it difficult to access residents close to ...

Earth's continents may look fixed on a globe, but they've been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years—and ...

A series of spectacular volcanic eruptions in Ethiopia's Afar state have captivated both scientists and foreign tourists, according to the Afar State Tourism Bureau.The eruptions, which began last ...

Beneath the Afar region's vast landscape in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered a powerful geological force that is ...

Amateur military video showing movement of terrorists before the NAF bombing.Video Courtesy: Nigerian Military MediaBy Onibiyo Segun(Northwest Nigeria)In a major escalation of its counterter ...

Canada relations remain strained, a charming Québec tourist region has launched a campaign of reassurance and acceptance.

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

The Afar region, part of the East African Rift System, is where diverging tectonic plates are thinning the Earth’s crust, potentially leading to a complete split over time. (News18) Something ...

Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift reported a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a new ocean basin.

According to a new study in Nature Geoscience, a plume of molten rock is pulsing beneath Africa. Pounding “like a beating heart,” according to a press release, this mantle plume is fueling volcanism ...

The Afar region is a rare place on Earth where three tectonic rifts converge: the Main Ethiopian Rift, the Red Sea Rift, and the Gulf of Aden Rift.