A new ocean could form in the distant future after a split continues to form in Africa, according to researchers. "This is the only place on Earth where you can study how a continental rift becomes an ...

Across East Africa, from Ethiopia’s coasts on the Red Sea down to Mozambique, a long line on the map shows where the continent is slowly tearing apart. This 3,000‑kilometer stretch is called the East ...

Scientists have warned that Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought. A 35-mile-long fissure in Ethiopia’s desert emerged in 2005 but has since been widening at a rate of half an inch ...

A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was ...