A massive geological transformation is taking place in East Africa, where a hidden force beneath the Earth's surface is slowly tearing the continent apart. The process stems from the East African Rift ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Rift Valley fever has killed 109 people in Tanzania since January, taking the toll from a recent outbreak in east Africa, including Kenya and Somalia, to 315, the World Health ...

Scientists have warned that Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought. A 35-mile-long fissure in Ethiopia’s desert emerged in 2005 but has since been widening at a rate of half an inch ...