If you glance at a map of Africa, you might do a double-take when you see Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. Unlike most capitals, which sit firmly within the heart of their nations, Malabo ...

Hover the mouse over the map to see individual country information, including the capital and size of each country. 3. Click on individual countries to access a compilation of U.S. Africa Command ...

An interactive map on Atlas Obscura explores alternate capital cities — not of countries, but products, events and states of mind. George Pendle explain the origins of the toilet paper capital ...

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 ...

Created in China in 1389, and clearly showing the shape of Africa, more than 100 years before Western explorers and map-makers reached the continent. Challenging stereotypes. The full-size facsimile ...

This is believed to be the first map of Africa, as a continent. “Africa” was originally a Roman term for the region of modern Tunisia and the western portion of Libya.