In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over millions of years, the African continent will cleave in two, and scientists ...

Of these volcanoes, over 90 lie on the East African Rift Valley – the seam along which Africa is splitting apart. This weak seam of crust may even allow a new ocean to form over the next few million ...

A giant pulse beneath Africa could split the continent — and form an ocean Discovery reveals pulsing mantle plume beneath Ethiopia, where a new ocean is forming. Date: June 27, 2025 Source ...