Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...

One of Africa's Big Five countries is shown on world maps to be half the size it actually is, while a small European country appears to be double its real area. World maps show country sizes to be ...

Salt bricks and sweeping mud walls - as recently showcased by some African architects - may be the building blocks for innovative designs of the future. Such ideas were explored by Nigerian ...

Flat maps, aimed at providing a coherent projection of the Earth, are showing countries to be inaccurate in sizing. Some countries are shown to be a lot bigger than they really are in and around ...

It’s also a wonderful way to learn about different cultures and wildlife conservation, and to expose kids to the richness and ...

Even if your focus isn’t on finding wildlife, there’s always the simple thrill of speeding along the skies so near to some of ...

By 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the world. By Declan Walsh and Hannah Reyes Morales The Sani family ...

With the world's major powers increasingly meddling in Libya, the African Union (AU) has found itself sidelined from initiatives aimed at ending the almost decade-long conflict in the oil-rich state.

Guinea's junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya has elevated himself to the rank of army general as the coup-hit West African country marked the creation of its all-powerful armed forces.

It was a milestone moment for the Lobito Corridor, an initiative backed by a US and Europe that aims to create an efficient transport link from Africa ... to some of the world’s largest ...

Owing to its advanced technology, platforms like the Belt and Road Initiative and the deepening relationship, China could help Africa unlock the potential of its textile and apparel sector.