The East African Rift threatens to split the massive contient into two plates in the distant future, though geological events ...

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

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

Africa's tectonic plates have collided to form large mountains and pulled apart to create vast basins; they now appear to be splitting the continent in two. "What might happen is that the waters ...

Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting. In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called ...

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

Africa could be torn apart like paper amidst warnings a chunk of the continent is breaking away. An area of East Africa could be separated from the continent sooner than previously thought, with a ...

However, this all changed in 2011 when 99% of South Sudanese voters chose to secede from Sudan and South Sudan officially became the world’s newest nation - breaking-in-two of what was Africa's ...

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

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

Future Continental Breakup: If rifting continues, the Horn of Africa may eventually separate from the main African continent, forming a new ocean basin.