Ethiopia News » Afar News Ethiopia » Afar » Culture: Ethiopia: Afar nationalists see opportunity in Abiy’s tensions with Eritrea
At the centre of the escalating hostility between Ethiopia and Eritrea lies Assab, a highly strategic port on the Red Sea coast. Assab has been part of Eritrea since the country seceded from Ethiopia ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Culture: Tigray fighters enter Ethiopia’s Afar region, stoking fears of new conflict
Ethiopia’s Afar region has accused forces from neighbouring Tigray of crossing into its territory, seizing several villages and attacking civilians, in what it called a breach of the 2022 peace deal ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Culture: Tigray rebels push into Afar as Ethiopia blames neighbours
Fighting in the north of Ethiopia continued to rage over the weekend, raising fears of a return to a 2020-2022 war in which an estimated 600,000 people died. Heavy clashes have resumed between the ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Culture: Danakil Depression: Ethiopia's Alien Hellscape Awaits in 2026
On April 29, 2026, the Danakil Depression beckons adventurers to Ethiopia's hottest, most otherworldly corner. Known locally as Danakil-Senke, this extreme landscape features lava lakes and acid pools ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Culture: How the fighting in Ethiopia spread beyond Tigray, in maps and charts
Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in Ethiopia’s north.
News Ethiopia » Afar » Culture: Tigray fighters enter Ethiopia’s Afar region, stoking fears of new conflict
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethiopians holding national flags protest against what they say is interference by outsiders in the country's internal affairs and ...