The East African Rift System is a 4,000-mile-long, 22-million-year-old zone that extends from Jordan to Mozambique. And it's been increasingly active in the past two decades, leading to speculation ...

as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that portions of the continent are separating by as much as 0.3 inches a year in ...

The East African Rift System, a vast network of faults stretching from Mozambique to the Red Sea, is at the heart of this geological upheaval. Recent studies reveal that the region’s tectonic ...

The movements of tectonic plates are more than usual and, in many cases, they are not of major importance. In addition, if there is one thing that the geographical history of the w ...

AS geopolitical risks escalate, East African countries have been challenged to urgently bolster their energy sectors to ...

Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting. In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in th ...

Discovery of the East African Rift System (EARS) The East African Rift System (EARS) was initially identified in 2005, with its origins dating back around 22 million years, according to earth.com.

Series investigating the geological forces which shaped East Africa's Great Rift Valley and which make it one of the world's most wildlife-rich landscapes ...

Africa is slowly tearing itself in two. Scientists predict that this seismic split, currently in its infancy, will one day divide the continent into two separate landmasses. While this ...

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 ...