The East African Rift system represents a major zone of continental extension where the African Plate is slowly splitting into separate plates. Volcanism here is driven by upwelling mantle material ...

This video shows Ol Doinyo Lengai in Arusha Region, Tanzania, an active volcano rising above the East African Rift Valley ...

A volcano in Ethiopia that last erupted when human civilization was still in its infancy has roared back to life, sending ash into the sky and lava across a sparsely populated landscape. After roughly ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Though East Africa used to be more of a savanna than a desert, it has dried out over the millennia. With less water in the lakes, especially Lake ...