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

Africa is separating into two – and the split likely started tens of millions of years ago, according to a new study. By studying magnetic data, scientists at Keele University have discovered evidence ...

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, ...

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 ...