A geological upheaval of unprecedented magnitude is underway in East Africa: the gradual birth of a new ocean. This ...

Countries that start with the letter ‘K’ are the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Kiribati, the ...

For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia's Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything.

Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is famous for its ancient history, unique rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, and for being the origin of coffee. Its physical landscape includes the Great Rift Valley and ...

Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. With archaeological finds dating back more than 3 million years, it’s a place of ancient culture. Among ...

At the Afar region, the entire rift valley floor is covered with volcanic rocks, which suggests that, in this area, part of the Earth's crust has thinned almost to the point of complete break up.

East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...

Nature (1972) The Ethiopian Rift Valley (between 7° 00′ and 8° 40′ lat. north) G. M. Paola Bulletin Volcanologique (1972) Tectonic maps of the Ethiopian rift system, and an apology P. A. Mohr ...