Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000 years

A volcano in Ethiopia's northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres into the sky. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in Ethiopia's Afar region about 800 kilometres northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border, erupted for several hours. The volcano sits within the Rift Valley, a zone of intense geological activity where two tectonic plates meet. — AFP