"Some residents in Awash and Dulecha districts are reluctant to evacuate, particularly pastoralist communities concerned about their livestock and property," reads the note from the United Nations ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The ...

Atalay Ayele, head of the Seismology Department and a professor of seismic science at Addis Ababa University, says the ...

The tremors in the Awash Fentale region, which is approximately 142 miles (230 kilometers) from Addis Ababa, have been felt as far as the capital city, raising concerns about a potential major ...

Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of civilians in a remote ... and dozens of properties have been severely damaged in the region of Afar, according to the Afar Region Disaster Risk Management.