The East African Rift is a network of valleys that stretches from the Red Sea to Mozambique. Here we see cultivated fields in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia. (Image credit: LuCaAr via Getty Images)
A giant rift is slowly tearing Africa, the second largest continent, apart. This depression, known as the East African Rift, is a network of valleys that stretches about 2,175 miles (3,500 kilometers) from the Red Sea to Mozambique. according to the Geological Society of London.
So will Africa split completely and if so when will it split? To answer this question, let’s look at the region tectonic platesthe outer parts of the planet’s surface, which can collide with each other to form mountains or tear apart to create huge basins.