Discover why Africa is slowly splitting into two continents due to the East African Rift. This geological transformation, ...

A new ocean is forming in East Africa due to tectonic shifts, potentially reshaping the continent and altering global geography over millions of years.

A 35-mile-long fissure in East Africa signals the continent’s gradual separation, leading to the formation of a new ocean in ...

"It marked the start of a long process in which the African plate is splitting into two tectonic plates: the Somali plate and the Nubian plate," said Unilad. Then, in 2018, another crack appeared ...

Africa is slowly tearing apart, and scientists are watching closely. The continent’s shifting plates could create a new ...

The continent’s landscape is evolving as large tectonic plates shift. Eventually, the Eastern countries will separate from ...

"The lakes formed because eastern Africa is separating from the rest of the continent. "That Somali plate is continuing to move even further east, creating a giant rift valley right here.

Six of the majors are named for the continents embedded within them, such as the North American, African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it ...

The African and Somali plates diverge at 0.8 cm annually, forming a 60-km-long rift in Ethiopia, up to 10 meters deep—marking the early stages of an ocean basin. The East African Rift mimics the ...