The East African Rift System, a significant fault line, is causing this division into the Nubian and Somalian plates. This geological evolution mirrors Earth's ancient transformations and will ...

The DRC joined the East African Community in 2022 to boost its trade, social cohesion and security. But the country’s absence at the ongoing East African Legislative Assembly in Kampala – over money – ...

In East Africa's dry Afar region, the meeting point of three tectonic plates had been slowly drifting apart, creating a massive split. Scientists believed that this crack in the African continent ...

The recent eruption at Nāpau Crater was the first on Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone in 6 years. We often remember the Pu‘u‘ō‘ō and Maunaulu eruptions when thinking about the middle ...

Known as the East African Rift system, the crack extends over 3,500 kilometres (2,174 miles) from the Red Sea north to Mozambique in the southeast. It is a complex system of rifts, faults ...

Explore Foreign Affairs’ coverage of the domestic politics and international relations of the region that includes Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty. In addition to examining the macroeconomic outlook of ...

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