😱Why Africa Is Splitting in Two!? CONTEXT: Something massive is happening beneath Africa — the continent is splitting into two. Millions of years ago, all the continents were joined together as one supercontinent called Pangea. Over time, tectonic forces broke it apart, creating the world we know today. Now, the same process is happening again — and Africa is the next to change forever. The African continent rests on two major tectonic plates: the African Plate and the Somali Plate. These plate