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Afar

January 23, 2026

2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil unearthed in Ethiopia: Researchers

Researchers have uncovered 2.6-million-year-old hominin remains in Ethiopia’s Afar region, marking the first confirmed presence of the genus Paranthropus in that region.

Hominin fossil
August 19, 2023

1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition in Ethiopia: UN

“We are also providing medical supplies for the response to malaria, which, as of July 30, has impacted over 1.7 million people and claimed 200 lives,” he said.

Malnourished children. [CREDIT: The Cable]
May 17, 2022

Ethiopia, World Bank agree on $300 million reconstruction grant

The government said “the resource will be used to finance the activities designed to support basic services.”

World bank