An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

This caused the ground to collapse, thus resulting in the dramatic fissure. While the East African Rift Valley is an area of active tectonics, experts concluded that this particular event may be ...

In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics are commonplace, and Africa's impending rift is but another chapter in that story. The Earth's continents are far from constant.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south ...

A series of earthquakes in Ethiopia’s Afar region has sparked concerns over potential volcanic eruptions, displacing thousands. This geologically active zone sits within the Great Rift Valley, a fault ...

Scientists see it as a fascinating natural laboratory that will culminate in a north-south continental split - and ultimately create a new ocean - along the great East African Rift Valley. Gemechu ...

Africa is slowly tearing itself in two ... reminding us of the vast timescales of geological change. Kenya’s Rift Valley Crack (2018) A massive crack, 50 feet deep and 65 feet wide, appeared ...

The property makes a critical contribution to the conservation of the natural values within the Great Rift Valley, as an integral part of the most important route of the African-Eurasian flyway system ...

The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has cautioned Kenyans to remain alert for potentially heavy downpours and take ...