The Afar Regional State (Afar:Qafar; Amharic:አፋር ክልል?) is one of the nine regional states (kililoch) of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Formerly known as Region 2, its new capital as of 2007 is the recently constructed city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash–Assab highway.
The Afar Triangle, the northern part of which is the Danakil Depression, is part of the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, and is located in the north of the region. It has the lowest point in Ethiopia and one of the lowest in Africa. The southern part of the region consists of the valley of the Awash River, which empties into a string of lakes along the Ethiopian-Djibouti border. Other notable landmarks include the Awash and Yangudi Rassa National Parks.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the Afar Regional State has a population of 1,390,273, consisting of 775,117 men and 615,156 women; urban inhabitants number 185,135 or 13.32% of the population, a further 409,123 or 29.43% were pastoralists. With an estimated area of 96,707 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 14.38 people per square kilometer. For the entire region 247,255 households were counted, which results in an average for the Region of 5.6 persons to a household, with urban households having on average 4 and rural households 6 people. Ethnic groups include Afar (90.03%), Amhara (5.22%), Argobba (1.55%) Tigrinnya people (1.15%), Oromo (0.61%), Welayta (0.59%), and Hadiya (0.18%). 95.3% of the population is Muslim and 4.7% is Christian (3.9% Orthodox Christian, 0.7% P'ent'ay, and 0.1% Catholics).
Communities in Ethiopia's Afar Region Struggle With Access to Medical Services
Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia Tigray conflic: New front raging in Afar region • FRANCE 24 English
In Ethiopia, Clashes between local fighters and federal forces is eased in the northern region of Tigray but battle continue to rage on a new front. Since january, Tigrayan forces have been entering the region of Afar and battling local fighters there.
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Suffering stalks Ethiopia's forgotten Afar region in the north | AFP
Sparked by a fresh rebel offensive that has yielded massive destruction and displacement, Afar is enduring its roughest period yet, according to officials and residents. Afar's only referral hospital is stretched well beyond its bed capacity, with doctors running low on anaesthesia amid a seemingly endless influx of civilians with fractured limbs, whilst displaced persons await handouts at makeshift sites.
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Children Dying in Ethiopia’s Afar Region Amid Drought, Conflict, Residents Say
Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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'We are also starving' : Ethiopia's Afar region pleads for aid • FRANCE 24 English
Displaced people in Ethiopia's Afar region plead for food assistance as aid heads to the neighbouring Tigray region.
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UN: 295,000 Returning Home in Ethiopia’s Afar Region
The United Nations says about 295,000 people are returning to towns in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s northern Afar region after war between the federal government, Tigrayan fighters and other regional forces left millions displaced. Henry Wilkins reports from Ethiopia’s northern Afar region.
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published: 21 Jul 2022
Ethiopia's Afar region pleads for aid as food trucks head to Tigray • FRANCE 24 English
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Eight-month conflict in Ethiopia is worsening as it spreads to Afar region
#Ethiopia's prime minister has warned of a new military offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, potentially lengthening an 8-month-long conflict that has killed thousands. Francis Collings reports.
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In Afar region, the life-saving mobile health and nutrition teams
Providing assistance to pastoralist communities is a major challenge in a land as vast and arid as the Afar region of Ethiopia.
That's why #UNICEF has set up mobile health and nutrition teams to reach every mother and every child, wherever they are.
published: 24 Nov 2023
Ethiopia: TPLF rebels announce retreat to Tigray from Amhara and Afar regions
"We have decided to withdraw from these areas to Tigray. We want to open the door to humanitarian aid," said Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front. This announcement opens a new phase in the deadly conflict that has pitted pro-government forces against Tigrayan rebels
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Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and heal...
Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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In Ethiopia, Clashes between local fighters and federal forces is eased in the northern region of Tigray but battle continue to rage on a new front. Since janua...
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Sparked by a fresh rebel offensive that has yielded massive destruction and displacement, Afar is enduring its roughest period yet, according to officials and r...
Sparked by a fresh rebel offensive that has yielded massive destruction and displacement, Afar is enduring its roughest period yet, according to officials and residents. Afar's only referral hospital is stretched well beyond its bed capacity, with doctors running low on anaesthesia amid a seemingly endless influx of civilians with fractured limbs, whilst displaced persons await handouts at makeshift sites.
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Sparked by a fresh rebel offensive that has yielded massive destruction and displacement, Afar is enduring its roughest period yet, according to officials and residents. Afar's only referral hospital is stretched well beyond its bed capacity, with doctors running low on anaesthesia amid a seemingly endless influx of civilians with fractured limbs, whilst displaced persons await handouts at makeshift sites.
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Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and heal...
Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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Displaced people in Ethiopia's Afar region plead for food assistance as aid heads to the neighbouring Tigray region.
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The United Nations says about 295,000 people are returning to towns in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s northern Afar region after war between the federal governme...
The United Nations says about 295,000 people are returning to towns in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s northern Afar region after war between the federal government, Tigrayan fighters and other regional forces left millions displaced. Henry Wilkins reports from Ethiopia’s northern Afar region.
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The United Nations says about 295,000 people are returning to towns in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s northern Afar region after war between the federal government, Tigrayan fighters and other regional forces left millions displaced. Henry Wilkins reports from Ethiopia’s northern Afar region.
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In tonight's edition: Displaced people in Ethiopia's Afar region plead for food assistance as aid heads to the neighbouring Tigray region. Also, as worldwide in...
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#Ethiopia's prime minister has warned of a new military offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, potentially lengthening an 8-month-long conflict...
#Ethiopia's prime minister has warned of a new military offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, potentially lengthening an 8-month-long conflict that has killed thousands. Francis Collings reports.
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#Ethiopia's prime minister has warned of a new military offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, potentially lengthening an 8-month-long conflict that has killed thousands. Francis Collings reports.
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Providing assistance to pastoralist communities is a major challenge in a land as vast and arid as the Afar region of Ethiopia.
That's why #UNICEF has set up ...
Providing assistance to pastoralist communities is a major challenge in a land as vast and arid as the Afar region of Ethiopia.
That's why #UNICEF has set up mobile health and nutrition teams to reach every mother and every child, wherever they are.
Providing assistance to pastoralist communities is a major challenge in a land as vast and arid as the Afar region of Ethiopia.
That's why #UNICEF has set up mobile health and nutrition teams to reach every mother and every child, wherever they are.
"We have decided to withdraw from these areas to Tigray. We want to open the door to humanitarian aid," said Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People's Li...
"We have decided to withdraw from these areas to Tigray. We want to open the door to humanitarian aid," said Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front. This announcement opens a new phase in the deadly conflict that has pitted pro-government forces against Tigrayan rebels
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"We have decided to withdraw from these areas to Tigray. We want to open the door to humanitarian aid," said Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front. This announcement opens a new phase in the deadly conflict that has pitted pro-government forces against Tigrayan rebels
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Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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In Ethiopia, Clashes between local fighters and federal forces is eased in the northern region of Tigray but battle continue to rage on a new front. Since january, Tigrayan forces have been entering the region of Afar and battling local fighters there.
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Sparked by a fresh rebel offensive that has yielded massive destruction and displacement, Afar is enduring its roughest period yet, according to officials and residents. Afar's only referral hospital is stretched well beyond its bed capacity, with doctors running low on anaesthesia amid a seemingly endless influx of civilians with fractured limbs, whilst displaced persons await handouts at makeshift sites.
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Regional authorities, medical professionals and residents of Ethiopia’s Afar region say they are in dire need of medical aid with hundreds of hospitals and health centers destroyed by conflict. The World Health Organization says it is struggling to fulfil the country’s needs as crises around the world intensify. Henry Wilkins reports from Berhale, Ethiopia.
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The United Nations says about 295,000 people are returning to towns in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s northern Afar region after war between the federal government, Tigrayan fighters and other regional forces left millions displaced. Henry Wilkins reports from Ethiopia’s northern Afar region.
Originally published at - https://www.voaafrica.com/a/un-295-000-returning-home-in-ethiopia-afar-region/6668564.html
In tonight's edition: Displaced people in Ethiopia's Afar region plead for food assistance as aid heads to the neighbouring Tigray region. Also, as worldwide investment in startups stagnates or drops off, African innovation continues to excite. Funding for African startups has doubled in the first half of this year. Finally, Togolese soprano Clémentine Ayéfouni mixes Western classical opera and traditional African rhythms in unique performances to share her passion for classical music. Our correspondents went to meet her.
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#Ethiopia's prime minister has warned of a new military offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, potentially lengthening an 8-month-long conflict that has killed thousands. Francis Collings reports.
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Providing assistance to pastoralist communities is a major challenge in a land as vast and arid as the Afar region of Ethiopia.
That's why #UNICEF has set up mobile health and nutrition teams to reach every mother and every child, wherever they are.
"We have decided to withdraw from these areas to Tigray. We want to open the door to humanitarian aid," said Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front. This announcement opens a new phase in the deadly conflict that has pitted pro-government forces against Tigrayan rebels
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The Afar Regional State (Afar:Qafar; Amharic:አፋር ክልል?) is one of the nine regional states (kililoch) of Ethiopia, and is the homeland of the Afar people. Formerly known as Region 2, its new capital as of 2007 is the recently constructed city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash–Assab highway.
The Afar Triangle, the northern part of which is the Danakil Depression, is part of the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia, and is located in the north of the region. It has the lowest point in Ethiopia and one of the lowest in Africa. The southern part of the region consists of the valley of the Awash River, which empties into a string of lakes along the Ethiopian-Djibouti border. Other notable landmarks include the Awash and Yangudi Rassa National Parks.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the Afar Regional State has a population of 1,390,273, consisting of 775,117 men and 615,156 women; urban inhabitants number 185,135 or 13.32% of the population, a further 409,123 or 29.43% were pastoralists. With an estimated area of 96,707 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 14.38 people per square kilometer. For the entire region 247,255 households were counted, which results in an average for the Region of 5.6 persons to a household, with urban households having on average 4 and rural households 6 people. Ethnic groups include Afar (90.03%), Amhara (5.22%), Argobba (1.55%) Tigrinnya people (1.15%), Oromo (0.61%), Welayta (0.59%), and Hadiya (0.18%). 95.3% of the population is Muslim and 4.7% is Christian (3.9% Orthodox Christian, 0.7% P'ent'ay, and 0.1% Catholics).
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