head of the Seismology Department and a professor of seismic science at Addis Ababa University, says the epicenter was in the middle of Dofen Mountain, Awash Fentale district, in the Afar region.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP ... have been severely damaged in the region of Afar, according to the Afar Region Disaster Risk Management. The agency said on Friday that the evacuations are ...

A semi-desert plain that lies between two rugged mountains has, for about five months, been the epicenter of volcanic activity in Ethiopia's Afar region. From a distance, it looks serene and peaceful.

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.

Now tensions within the region’s local leadership could drag Addis Ababa and Asmara into full-scale war ... Europe’s most immediate concern is to revert Ethiopia’s deployment in the Afar region, and ...

38, No. 127, March 2011 The political economy of salt in the Afa... The political economy of salt in the Afar Regional State in northeast Ethiopia This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer ...

These measures include intensifying military meetings with tribal leaders, particularly the Afar ... that Addis Ababa's rhetoric on the Red Sea does not alienate the Amhara region and weaken ...

In a dusty, barren area in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, about 140 miles northeast of Addis Ababa, lies a place that holds unique renown among paleontologists. Over the eons, seasonal rains have ...

Atalay Ayele, head of the Seismology Department and a professor of seismic science at Addis Ababa University, says the epicenter was in the middle of Dofen Mountain, Awash Fentale district, in the ...

Awash Fentale — A semi-desert plain that lies between two rugged mountains has, for about five months, been the epicenter of volcanic activity in Ethiopia's Afar region. From a distance ...