“…On the other hand, the other consequence of this tectonics is the fracture of the rocks on the regional level (Chorowicz et al, 1988;Clark, 1989;Ebinger, 1989;Rumvegeri, 1991;Salpeteur et al, 1992;Francois, 1995;Laerdal & Talbot, 2002;Lezzar et al, 2002;Delvaux & Barth, 2010;Simon et al, 2014;Dabo & Aïfa, 2013;Delvaux et al, 2017;Yantambwe & Cailteux, 2019). These different breaks followed a common preferential direction which contributed to the formation of the East African Rift (Villeneuve, 1987;Ebinger, 1989;Rumvegeri, 1991;Laerdal & Talbot, 2002;Lezzar et al, 2002;Delvaux & Barth, 2010;Simon et al, 2014;Dewaele et al, 2016;Delvaux et al, 2017).…”