The Silverpit crater mystery in the North Sea appears to have been solved. Scientists say it was formed by an asteroid 43 million years ago.

A landslide in Ethiopia’s southern Gamo region after days of torrential rain led to the deaths of at least 65 people, ...

The Horn of Africa, a rhinoceros horn-shaped peninsula in the easternmost part of the African continent, continues to face a complex web of challenges, such as protracted intrastate and interstate ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s push for sovereign sea access via Eritrea’s Assab port is sparking military tensions ...

A report by a center-right think tank based in Washington, DC warns that Ethiopia’s pursuit of sovereign sea access is fundamentally altering the geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa. The ...

Clashes last month in two Tigrayan districts between the federal army and Tigrayan forces could be the first steps towards a wider war that has been frozen for the past three years by a shaky ...

LONDON/NAIROBI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - A feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates across the Horn of Africa is overshadowing this weekend’s African Union summit, though most of the continent ...

Africa is breaking apart along a giant crack that will form a new ocean between two large masses of land millions of years from now, the latest research shows. The split is taking place along the East ...

The rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has erupted beyond subtle divergences into a more overt and consequential rivalry. While it started with an emerging proxy war over ...

On a hill overlooking the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a giant new palace is emerging, funded by the Emiratis and an ostentatious sign of the way Gulf monarchies are battling for influence in the ...

The inauguration of Shabeely Resort in Ethiopia’s Somali Region marks a strategic effort to unlock tourism in a historically underdeveloped area. Positioned near Jigjiga, the resort highlights growing ...

Addis Ababa is once again at the centre of global diplomatic traffic. In quick succession, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, Germany’s foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, and most recently US Deputy ...