A new ocean is in the process of forming, a consequence of tectonic movements that are splitting the African continent. This event, which could happen in the next five to ten million years, will mark ...

The African and Somali plates appear to be separating at a rate of 0.8 centimeters per year, which is slowly revealing increasingly evident changes in the tectonic plate of the African continent.

The East African Rift results from the movement of two tectonic plates: the Somali plate in the east and the Nubian plate in the west, gradually pulling apart and deepening the fissure.