Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen which can cause hemorrhagic fever, neurological disorders or blindness in humans, as well as a high rate of abortion in ruminants.

A giant crack in the heart of the Great Rift Valley Since 2005, the Great Rift Valley region, at the junction of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, has been undergoing a dramatic transformation. A fissure ...

This valley is part of the Gregory Rift, an eastern branch of the East African Rift, which is being caused by the separation of the Somali plate from the Nubian plate.

FAO and IGAD warn of potential Rift Valley fever outbreak in Eastern Africa countries ... Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, and parts of Madagascar), until the end of June 2024 ...

This rift marks the boundary between two tectonic plates: the Somali Plate and the Nubian Plate (part of the African Plate), which are gradually pulling away from each other.

“Rift Valley fever is more pathogenic in fetal tissue than Zika ever has been.” While Hartman and her colleagues work on laying the groundwork for a vaccine, she has advice for the rest of us.

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the groundwork for a new ocean.

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs is expected to meet in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday with top leaders of Somalia's transitional… ...

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 ...