A massive African superplume appears to be driving the divide of one of the world's largest continents. Here's what we know.

Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath ...

Experts have warned that three lakes in the Rift Valley region are at risk of being placed on the 'danger list' by the United ...

The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood over the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley, giving rise to a new ...

Stretching 4,000 miles, the East African Rift System is one of the largest in the world—and scientists just uncovered the ...

Source: Supplied. Sandile Mpanza, Head: Commercial Property Finance, Africa Region, Absa CIB. The EAPI Summit is East Africa’s premier real estate event, bringing together over 450 global ...

Northern Africa could be home to a new ocean as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, scientists say. Experts have long known that portions of the continent are separating ...

According to the study, due to the movements along the East African Rift System, this process is dividing Africa into two parts. According to researchers, over millions of years, the formation of ...

The emerging crack is associated with the East African Rift System (EARS), one of the largest rifts in the world, stretching downward for thousands of kilometers through several countries in ...

Future Continental Breakup: If rifting continues, the Horn of Africa may eventually separate from the main African continent, forming a new ocean basin. Prabhat Mishra is an accomplished content ...

For decades, geologists have been closely monitoring developments in the East African Rift (EAR) system - a fissure, which stretches 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide along the deserts of ...