Stretching 4,000 miles, the East African Rift System is one of the largest in the world—and scientists just uncovered the ...

A massive African superplume appears to be driving the divide of one of the world's largest continents. Here's what we know.

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is ...

Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath ...

The Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea will flood over the Afar region and into the East African Rift Valley, giving rise to a new ...

South Africa's banks are bracing for further economic turmoil, which could dent their trade finance revenues and expose their ...

Scientists have identified the cause of the breakup of one of Earth's largest continents, which could eventually lead to the ...

Swapo president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has criticised reporters for publishing unverified reports suggesting tension between her and party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa.

The volcanic activity and tectonic splitting of the East African Rift Valley is probably driven by activity deep within the Earth, a new study reveals, starting where the core meets the mantle.

The scientists warn that this ongoing tectonic activity could eventually cause the Somali plate and parts of East Africa, ...

This shift offers scientists insights into Earth's evolution over millions of years. The East African Rift, one of the planet's most active fault systems, stretches across Ethiopia, Kenya ...