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When Continents Split and Oceans Are Born: The East African Rift’s Slow March Toward a Sixth Ocean and a New Africa
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 ...
Researchers found evidence that Africa might be breaking in two
A massive African superplume appears to be driving the divide of one of the world's largest continents. Here's what we know.
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A new smash and grab for Red Sea ports
To grasp the importance of the Red Sea, visit Djibouti. Before missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels reduced cargo shipments by more than two-thirds in 2024, about 12% of global trade passed ...
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Africa and Middle East experts urge continued U.S. interest in Red Sea geopolitics
Former United States Institute for Peace Africa Programs director Susan Stigant and University of Maryland public policy professor Michael Woldemariam said the United States must continue to pay ...
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Migrants fleeing African conflicts: the forgotten Red Sea crisis
The sea between Yemen and the Horn of Africa has become a common route for ... Houthi attacks against merchant shipping in the Red Sea and drone strikes against Israel, like last week when a ...