Photo taken on Nov. 25, 2013, shows the landscape of Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. Simien Mountains National Park is located in the northwest of Ethiopia. It is home to a number of ...

Nominated in 2009 to the World Heritage Tentative List, Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a national park in Ethiopia with one of the highest incidences of animal endemicity of any terrestrial ...

Hayli Gubbi, which rises to 500 metres (1,640 feet), is the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range, a chain of low-lying shield volcanoes in the Afar region. It has had no known eruptions for ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 38, No. 2 (May 2018), pp. 143-152 (10 pages) A study of vascular plant species composition, relative abundance, distribution, and anthropogenic threats to these ...

Ethiopia's Bale Mountains National Park has reported a sharp rise in tourist arrivals and revenue, driven by major infrastructure upgrades and its growing international profile as a UNESCO World ...

Cascade: The spectacular Jinbar Falls, a fine example of the stunning scenery Ehtiopa has to offer, has a drop of 500 metres. Gelada baboons Derek Fanning From the bustle of Addis Ababa to the ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 37, No. 3, Focus Issue: Mountain Forests and the SDGs (August 2017), pp. 254-262 (9 pages) Forests play an important role in the provision of food and ...

Scientists have discovered what’s said to be the first evidence of human presence high in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains dating as far back as 45,000 years ago. Despite the harsh conditions so high up, ...

The saint had been carved in bas-relief out of the rock wall of the church nearly 800 years ago. The features were strong and simply rendered and bore the unmistakable planes and lines of the African.

A new species of puddle frog (order: Anura, family: Phynobatrachidae, genus: Phrynobatrachus), has just been discovered at the unexplored and isolated Bibita Mountain in southwestern Ethiopia. The ...

A new species of puddle frog has been found in a previously unexplored mountain in southwestern Ethiopia. The creatures have characteristics that are easily distinguishable from other Ethiopian puddle ...