A new ocean is forming in East Africa due to tectonic shifts, potentially reshaping the continent and altering global geography over millions of years.

Lying deep in the African desert sits the colourful and supersaturated hot springs of the world's 'hottest' town.

The Afar region is home to the East African Rift Valley, a massive crack in the Earth’s surface that stretches through Ethiopia and Kenya. In 2005, a 35-mile-long fissure opened in the Ethiopian ...

Dating from the late 12th to early 13th centuries, the Church of St. George is one of eleven monolithic churches carved into the volcanic tuff at Lalibela, in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.

The Afar region is most famous for being one ... In 2005, a 35-mile-long fissure opened in the Ethiopian desert, a dramatic reminder of the forces at work beneath the surface.

Hamadryas Baboons have been wandering the northeastern African desert for thousands of years. Even worshipped in Ancient Egyptian Mythology. The baboon’s geographical range extends from the Red Sea in ...

The Sultanate of Afar, led by Sultan Ahmed Alimirah Hanfare ... Elidar district, near the Ethiopia-Djibouti border. A resident, who requested anonymity, claimed the area was "hit multiple times ...