The Hayli Gubbi shield volcano, thought to be dormant since almost the last ice age, has erupted, and the volcanic plume is reaching heights at which intercontinental aircraft fly. Hayli Gubbi is ...

A massive geological transformation is taking place in East Africa, where a hidden force beneath the Earth's surface is slowly tearing the continent apart. The process stems from the East African Rift ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the geologic ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Rift Valley fever has killed 109 people in Tanzania since January, taking the toll from a recent outbreak in east Africa, including Kenya and Somalia, to 315, the World Health ...

(Bloomberg) -- Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region vowed to push ahead with controversial plans to lease part of its territory to Ethiopia and criticized Turkish efforts to mediate an end to a ...

Somalia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday ordered a senior Ethiopian diplomat to leave the country within 72 hours after alleging interference in internal affairs. The Foreign Ministry released a ...