Geologists have long suspected a mantle plume beneath the area, but little was known about its structure or behaviour.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The government of Ethiopia’s Afar region says more than 300,000 people have been displaced by warfare there since December and it accused Tigrayan forces of killing ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

Beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered pulsing waves of molten rock rising from deep within the ...

In this image taken from video, mud bubbles up near volcanic activity in the Sagento Kebele Village, Afar region, Ethiopia, on Jan. 4, 2025.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia. A volcanic eruption has struck Ethiopia's central Mount Dofan, a region that has recently experienced frequent minor tremors, according to local media reports on Friday.

Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle ...

Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) is foundation for the nation's effort to ensure its food sovereignty, Chief ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated because of potentially dangerous volcanic activity, officials said Friday.

Addis Ababa — At least 18 civilians were killed, several others were injured in fresh clashes in areas bordering the Somali and Afar regional states on 09 November, according to a source from ...

Fresh basaltic lava flows in the region of Afar, Ethiopia.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Thousands of civilians in a remote part of northeastern Ethiopia are being evacuated because of potentially dangerous volcanic activity, officials said Friday.