New Ocean Forming in the African Rift

A massive geological transformation is taking place in East Africa, where a hidden force beneath the Earth's surface is slowly tearing the continent apart. The process originates from the East African Rift System, a 3,000-kilometer-long rift that began to form at least 22 million years ago and runs through the region where Africa's Great Lakes are located. This rift marks the boundary between two tectonic plates, the Somali and Nubian plates, th…