afar

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The fossils were recovered from the Hadar Formation in Ethiopia's Afar region.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

"Neither was the case: Paranthropus was as widespread and versatile as Homo and the new find shows that its absence in the Afar was an artifact of the fossil record."

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

About 85 Ethiopian migrants were travelling along the eastern migration route when the lorry overturned in the town of Semera on Tuesday morning, a senior Afar official Mohammed Ali Biedo said in a statement.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The Afar regional government said it was "doing all the necessary life saving operations" on the injured migrants following the "horrific" accident.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Afar was heard A cry, a long acclaim.

From The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines by Butterworth, Hezekiah