Researchers Identify Active Rift in Zambia with Potential to Split Africa
A team led by Mike Daly, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Oxford, has discovered evidence of an active rift in Zambia that could potentially lead to the continent splitting. The Kafue Rift, a long crack in the Earth's crust, has shown signs of activity through the detection of deep mantle gases in hot spring water. This discovery was made by analyzing gas samples from geothermal wells and springs, revealing a clear mantle component in the gases from the rift zone. The findings suggest that the rift is part of the Southwest African Rift, which stretches from Tanzania to Namibia, and could eventually form a new plate boundary. 
