With less water in the lakes, especially Lake Turkana, it has become easier for the great rift beneath to move.

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

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 ...

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 ...

A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.

Africa gradually pulled apart along the East African rift, a slow tectonic shift that could have formed a new ocean and reshaped the continent over time.

Africa. This is happening along the East African Rift, a long stretch of land where the Earth’s surface is slowly pulling ...

As East Africa’s great lakes shrink after thousands of years, scientists find the land beneath may be pulling apart faster, ...