The East African Rift stretches more than 3,000 kilometers, slicing from Ethiopia’s Red Sea coast through Kenya and down to ...

We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But in Kenya’s Lake Turkana Rift, researchers recently found that as surface water levels dropped roughly 100 to 150 meters ...

Across East Africa, from Ethiopia’s coasts on the Red Sea down to Mozambique, a long line on the map shows where the ...

Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted after 12,000 years of silence. The powerful explosion sent ash plumes soaring kilometers into the atmosphere. This event occurred in the remote Afar region.

A long-dormant volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday, sending towering ash plumes across the Red Sea towards Yemen, Oman, and even parts of India. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in the Afar ...

A long-quiet volcano in Ethiopia spewed ash nine miles into the sky on Sunday, marking the first known major eruption from this volcano for more than 12,000 years. Under-studied and situated in ...

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For those dreaming of a luxury safari adventure, East Africa offers the ultimate escape, with the opportunity to experience rare wildlife up close.

As the short rains shrink across Kenya, food and water security hang in the balance. Kenya Met explain the climate forces ...

South African photographer Shem Compion has spent more than 20 years documenting the extreme geography and diverse inhabitants of the Great Rift Valley.

Hayli Gubbi is a shield volcano in Afar, Ethiopia, and a member of the Erta Ale Range. It’s located at the edge of the East African Rift where the African and Arabian plates are slowly pulling apart.