Eastern Africa is being stretched as sections of the continent move apart along the East African Rift System. The process ...

Scientists have discovered a new tectonic boundary forming under Zambia, and it could tear Africa in two. The Kafue Rift is part of the Southwest African Rift System, a 1,500–mile (2,500 km) system of ...

A segment of eastern Africa is "primed" to peel away from the rest of the continent far sooner than scientists had previously realized, according to new research. The spot in question is the Turkana ...