At the beginning of the Pliocene Epoch, about 5 million years ago:
a land bridge was created between North America and South America
a land bridge between North America and South America broke apart
the African continent collided with Asia
the African continent broke away from Asia

Question

At the beginning of the Pliocene Epoch, about 5 million years ago:
    a land bridge was created between North America and South America 
   a land bridge between North America and South America broke apart 
   the African continent collided with Asia 
   the African continent broke away from Asia

anonymous · Answer

the African continent broke away from Asia

anonymous · Answer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gondwana explains from it