Continent is 'breaking apart faster than we thought' as scientists reveal new OCEAN will form when it splits in two The Sun In Eastern Africa, the Cradle of Humankind Is Tearing Apart Columbia University Africa Is Splitting Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean ScienceAlert Necking of the active Turkana Rift Zone and the priming of eastern Africa for continental breakup Nature As Africa slowly splits, it reveals clues to our ancient past Earth.com