G EOPOLITICS IN THE Horn of Africa is already off to a combustible start in the new year. On January 1st Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, and Muse Bihi Abdi, his counterpart in the would ...

The lack of a port is not just holding Ethiopia back from becoming an African superpower, but will in time “endanger Ethiopia’s existence”, he said. Referencing Ethiopia’s seafaring past, Abiy said he ...

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Ethiopia on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 11:28 p.m. East Africa time about 4 miles northeast of ...

The Afar junction is the point at which the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates meet, each departing in their own directions to leave a widening gap under the Afar Triangle. Eventually, the crust ...