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 ...
AFRICA is splitting apart at double the speed than scientists first thought. A 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia's desert, first discovered in 2005, has been widening by half an inch per year.
Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...
Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...
This was when South Sudan, following a vote where 99% chose to secede, became the world's newest nation, effectively splitting what was once Africa's largest country. The majority of Sudan's ...
However, rifting is a very slow process that, most of the time, goes about splitting Africa without anybody even noticing.