The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

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Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...

Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S.

Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the ...

The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet ...

Morocco and Egypt are two of Africa's most popular tourist destinations, but this gorgeous island might become the new hotspot. Recently named the safest country in Africa, Mauritius is an ...

African countries, the AfDB and WB have committed to bringing a stable source of energy to hundreds of millions of people, ...

Not that long ago, private equity firms only had to be active in Africa to claim their capital was having an ‘impact’. Such ...

Unlocking seismic data could aid the search for fresh groundwater in Africa, where water scarcity affects two-thirds of the ...

Africa has a huge variety of tourist destinations that attract millions of visitors. Countries such as Egypt and South Africa are some of the leading destinations for those travelling to the ...

Analysis - The care economy is an important but unrecognised sector for climate change adaptation. I use the term "care economy" to encompass the work of caring for people that is paid and unpaid, ...