A part of Northern Africa is slowly splitting apart from the rest of the continent and may eventually create a whole new ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 26, 2025 shows the construction site of a museum at the Ngorongoro Lengai UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific ...

and scientific exhibits will introduce visitors to the evolution of the East African Rift Valley, the historical eruptive activity of Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, and the Laetoli footprints.

An active continental rift zone currently exists in what is called the East African Rift System ... Plates pulling apart from one another create phenomena like volcanoes, geysers and certain types of ...

millions of years from now, that is. Scientists tracking tectonic activity along the East African Rift say the continent is slowly splitting apart, People reported. If the process continues ...

This African town is no exception. Dallol is found in the Afar Region of northern Ethiopia. Located in an area known as the Afar Depression, or Afar Triange - part of the Great Rift Valley - it ...