The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated.

With less water in the lakes, especially Lake Turkana, it has become easier for the great rift beneath to move.

Africa's ground is shifting. Tectonic forces are tearing the continent apart along the East African Rift. Satellites and GPS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While it is true that Africa is splitting apart and scientists currently believe a new ocean will eventually form as a result, ...

In the dry, sun-scorched deserts of Ethiopia, a slow but astonishing transformation has been unfolding since 2005. A 35-mile-long crack, known as the East African Rift, is gradually tearing through ...

A large crack in the earth has appeared in areas of Kenya, followed by a series of earth tremors and quakes. They are pointing to a large crack, stretching several kilometres which surprisingly showed ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: The East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the most impressive geologic features on the planet—not to mention one of the most volcanically active and ...

For several years, social media pages and accounts have claimed that a new ocean is forming in Africa. The claim has been spread by YouTube (archived) videos (archived) with views in the millions, ...