Africa rests on two tectonic plates. Most African countries are sitting on an African plate, often called the Nubian Plate, to avoid unnecessary confusion.
However, several East African countries are sitting on a Somali plate. The two plates are constantly moving away and are slowly tearing Africa apart.
Evidence of the rift can be seen in Kenya, where it has created a deep and long valley called the Kenyan Rift Valley.
It consists of several valleys called the East African Rift Valley. The valleys randomly appear along an area of 2,900 kilometres (1,800 miles) right where both plates meet.
East Africa will detach to become a new continent when they finally break away. So far, they have caused a series of earthquakes and volcanic activity as they move away from each other.
On 19 March 2018, the movement of the plates even caused a crack in Kenya, which was 15 metres wide (50 feet) and several miles long.
However, some sources argue that the valley was actually caused by soil erosion rather than the movement of tectonic plates.
However, there is no cause for concern. The rift is slow, and it will take millions of years before Africa finally breaks up.
