In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called the East African Rift. "It marked the start of a long process in which the ...

as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that portions of the continent are separating by as much as 0.3 inches a year in ...

The friendship between Olympic gymnasts Shawn Johnson East and Nastia Liukin may have faltered, but the athletes have since ...

with a 35-mile crack along the East African rift in Afar currently under watch. Experts monitoring the gap say the deepening crack will eventually separate from the rest of the continent as water ...

The Afar region is home to the East African Rift Valley, a massive crack in the Earth’s surface that stretches through Ethiopia and Kenya. In 2005, a 35-mile-long fissure opened in the Ethiopian ...

"What might happen is that the waters of the Indian Ocean would come in and flood what is now the East African Rift Valley," Ken Macdonald, a professor at the University of California, Santa ...

Kenya’s wildlife enjoys an exalted status. In 2023, General Lion and crew lined the government’s pockets with over $2.7bn. That is more than the GDP of Burundi, The Gambia, Lesotho, Guinea Bissau, ...

Global efforts for a Rift Valley fever (RVF ... However, in recent decades, it has been detected in many African countries and parts of the Middle East, putting more people at risk of infection.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent ... important religious festivals for Christians in the East African country. Here, Ethiopians living in the US city of ...

Syria's new administration does not seek bloodshed with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the country's Kurdish population, de facto Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump and his administration continue with their government overhaul efforts and foreign policy agenda on Ukraine. Follow for live updates.

Here's a collection of photos from the lives of the UK royals. Prince William showed off his beard again, as he visited East Scryne Farm in Carnoustie, Scotland. The Duke of Rothsay, as he is ...