Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

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Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

For millions of years, as the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates have drifted toward each other, the underground ancient ...

Africa is broken. It is being dissected by the famous East African Rift which extends over a length of 5000 km along the eastern side of Africa and seems poised to destroy Africa as we know it.

The continent would be fractious along the so-called Rift [or tectonic rupture] of East Africa, which formed at least 22 million years ago and extends from Jordan to Mozambique, probably because of ...

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