A quiet and slow-moving change is unfolding beneath the surface of East Africa– one that could, over millions of years, ...

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

Africa is slowly drifting apart along the East African Rift System, and researchers suspect this tectonic movement would ...

Tectonic shifts could lead Africa to split into two continents, and although some argue that these images provid evidence, ...

If the two tectonic plates continue to shift and the EAR system widens further, eventually a large basin will form. Due to the close proximity of the Indian Ocean, it’s likely that the basin ...

Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied protested on the streets of Tunis on Thursday, accusing him of using the judiciary ...

The splitting of South America and Africa saw an outburst of 16 million cubic kilometres of magma, which can still be found as volcanic rocks on both continents and the Atlantic Ocean’s sea floor.

South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water—by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed ...

South Africa's finance ministry has scrapped a proposed increase in VAT that threatened the stability of its 10-party unity ...