“Hundreds of fossils representing over a dozen species of Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and Homo had been found in the Afar ...

The newly described specimen is a partial left mandible plus a molar crown, dated to about 2.6 million years ago using multiple methods, making it one of the oldest Paranthropus fossils known. The ...

In a paper published in Nature, a team led by University of Chicago paleoanthropologist Professor Zeresenay Alemseged reports ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

A partial lower jaw discovered in Afar, Ethiopia expands the known geographic distribution of Paranthropus northward by 1000 km, revealing the genus to be more widespread and adaptively versatile than ...

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President Trump ordered a bombing attack on Islamic terror camps in northwestern Nigeria on Christmas Day, with promises of “more to come” from Defense Secretary ...

Addis Ababa, December 24, 2025—The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) has urged the international community to take action to address what it describes as systematic and severe persecution ...

Ethiopia's Afar region called on civilians to take up arms against rebels from neighbouring Tigray, signalling a potential escalation in fighting that has already displaced tens of thousands this week ...

Scientists warn that northeastern Africa may split apart soon. The Afar region sits at a tectonic triple junction. Rifting and volcanic activity indicate a potential future ocean basin. The region ...

For IRE AJE, jewelry is an ode to refined opulence, a tribute to culture, and a celebration of the Yoruba Orisha of prosperity. The accessory brand, which was established in 2021 by Issa Gray, is a ...

A volcano in Ethiopia's northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to nine miles into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre ...