A parliamentary oversight team has found that efforts to support citizens affected by earthquakes in Ethiopia's Afar region are insufficient, the House of People's Representatives reported on January ...

Following a series of seismic activities in parts of Afar and Oromia, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that "Some residents in Awash and Dulecha ...

Ethiopias Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest ...

"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 ...

A devastating series of earthquakes in the Awash Fentale and Dulecha woredas of the Afar region has caused significant damage to a sugar estate employing over ...

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:23:05 GMT 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 ...

Ethiopia is evacuating thousands from the Afar region due to potential volcanic activity at Mount Dofen, which has shown steam eruptions since Thursday, January 2. The long-dormant volcano's activity ...

The report reveals that in Afar, many evacuees have been moved to designated sites, with 2,000 vulnerable households receiving emergency shelter kits and non-food items such as cooking sets and ...

Afar is one of Ethiopia’s driest and hottest regions, with a history of volcanic eruptions and frequent earthquakes. The region is also prone to drought, famine and flooding that has forced many ...

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 ...

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.

Also, volcanic mud flowing from Dofen has caused huge cracks on critical infrastructure, including on major roads, and dozens of properties have been severely damaged in the region of Afar, according ...