The effect of the divergent plate on the great rift valley is the fact that the Eastern part of the continent is going to split from the rest of Africa.
<h3>What is the divergent plate?</h3>
This is a linear feature that is known to exist between two different tectonic plates that would have them move away from each other.
The divergent plate would cause the eastern part of Africa where the rift exists to move away from the rest of the continent.
