Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

in the bid to connect Nigeria to Morocco and other African countries as well as the recharging of Lake Chad to tackle the global food security crisis and other existential threats. Vice President ...

Life on board the African Dream likes to flow in the slow lane. This eight-cabin luxury ship will be my home for half of the trip, sailing Lake Kariba on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border. Unhurried days ...

Global efforts for a Rift Valley fever (RVF) vaccine accelerate as South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics begins local development of mRNA vaccine. With no vaccine approved for human use yet, this effort ...

Languages: English. There are some alarming parallels between the harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Kenya's Lake Victoria and those in Lake Erie, a new study has found. By studying the Winam Gulf ...

This particular strain has been responsible for 60 per cent of foot and mouth disease outbreaks in East Africa over the past decade, according to the Kenya Veterinary Services. In response to the ...

The country is located in a geologically active region, the East African Rift System. But it’s rare for earthquakes to directly trigger volcanic eruptions in Ethiopia. The current episode of ...

I arrive on the shores of the Lake Katwe and I’m hit by an offensive odour of rotten eggs. This is hydrogen sulphide gas. But the dozens of artisanal salt miners and traders going about their daily ...

Somewhere out there, far away, is a ‘killer lake’. Surrounded by dead animals, it can cause you to choke on the air just by being near it. No, this isn’t the intro for some kind of horror ...

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The East African Rift, a colossal crack that stretches thousands of kilometers, is actively splitting the continent into two separate pieces. This remarkable tectonic process is paving the way for the ...