The African continent is gradually splitting apart. Although a new ocean is expected to form as a result, it won't be for millions of years.

Rifting in East Africa and large-scale tectonic processes / E.R. Oxburgh -- Structural development of the East African Rift System / R.M. Shackleton -- Structural volcanic evolution of the Gregory ...

The Great Rift Valley is a name given in the late 19th century by British explorer John Walter Gregory to the continuous geographic trench, approximately 6,000 kilometres in length that runs from ...

A geological upheaval of unprecedented magnitude is underway in East Africa: the gradual formation of a new ocean. This phenomenon, closely monitored by scientists, could ultimately divide the African ...

The valley is the product of deep-seated geological forces which have spewed out a line of cloud-wreathed volcanoes stretching from Ethiopia to Tanzania. Their peaks provide a refuge for East Africa's ...

Introduction -- Facing Arabia. Afar. Harari. Rashaida. Somali -- Desert nomads. Afar -- The Abyssynians. Amhara. Oromo. Tigray -- Frontier districts. Konso. Mursi ...

At least 21 people have died and 30 others are missing after a landslide in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, where heavy rains have battered the area for days during the country’s ongoing short ...