A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has released ...

This is not a new pattern. It is a familiar and increasingly dangerous blind spot. The oceans surrounding Africa cover approximately 214 million square kilometers, and with 90 percent of our trade ...

For generations, students, leaders, and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish Africa’s size and, along with it, its place in the world. But a new ...

It's fairly easy to look at a map of the world and see the clear similarities between the western coast of Africa and the eastern coast of South America, and how well these shapes fit together. It's ...

It is part of an exhibition drawing attention to the history of South Africa and the way it is perceived around the world. The Chinese map, covering more than 17 square metres, was produced in silk.

Africans and others have proposed many new maps of Africa. One recurring idea is to carve up the continent into smaller states on the basis of ethnicity or its proxies, like shared language.

Incredible map of Africa reveals the most spoken language in each country Between 1,000 and 2,000 languages are spoken across Africa in comparison to just over 200 in Europe. By Toby Codd.

For decades, scientists who studied early modern humans believed that our ancestors initially inhabited only small areas of Africa, the savannas of the eastern and southern part of the continent, and ...

It is vital that Africa has a clear and cohesive vision in place for how it plans to use its gas reserves, says New Partnership for African Development Business Foundation senior project manager ...

The U.S. relies on a threat-focused approach, when the international community should also support economic and governance development in the region, argues the ex-special forces commander for Africa.

Africa undressed: the continent pictured with no clouds in the sky. This is not a natural state, of course; there is always a weather system bubbling up somewhere. But if you have access to a lot ...

Cloud-free Africa. The full-sized image represents 32 terabytes of data Africa undressed: the continent pictured with no clouds in the sky. This is not a natural state, of course; there is always ...