Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...

Millions of years from now, northern Africa could be home to a new ocean, as tectonic plates pull apart along the East African Rift System, according to scientists. Experts have long known that ...

A significant geological shift is gradually reshaping our planet’s surface. Scientists have uncovered evidence of a new ocean forming in East Africa, potentially splitting the continent in two.

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...

Africa could be torn apart like ... Ocean would come in and flood what is now the East African Rift Valley." The academic, who specialises in tectonic faults and mid-ocean ridges said, the crack ...