History of the Afar Region

fossilized skeleton of a female Australopithecus afarensis

civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

former country

1991–1994 civil war in Djibouti

political party

historical region and province of Ethiopia

conflict between Afar Region and Somali region in Ethiopia

Ledi-Geraru is a paleoanthropological research area in Mille district, Afar Region, northeastern Ethiopia, along the Ledi and Geraru rivers (two left tributaries of the Awash, south of the Mille river). It stretches for about 50 km, located just to the northeast of the Hadar paleoanthropological area.

Fossilized mandible

ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia which resulting from the Tigray War (since 2020)