Drawn by European powers with little regard for the people living there, this map from 1935 still shapes Africa’s politics, ...

Festus Adegbola’s work on the BioSCape project monitors — from the air — how plants and wildfires influence bird diversity.

Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa are emerging as the "Big Four" of African tech ecosystems. Implications For Founders, Investors And Policymakers For Founders ...

A slow-moving geological change in East Africa could reshape the continent and the world. Tectonic forces are gradually pulling the African continent apart, potentially creating a new ocean. This ...

In the town square of Marte, now eerily quiet, the black flag of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) flutters above a scorched government building a grim symbol of the group’s latest and ...

Lagos is also the hub of illegal bushmeat trade in Nigeria because of presence of multiple portal entries (11, 15, 16). Lagos State has a population of 12,550,598 people (2016) and literacy level of ...

By Calleo Solutions Africa’s logistics and transportation sector stands on the brink of major transformation. From deepening geopolitical complexity to a renewed push for private-sector involvement, ...

However, exceptions existed in regions where geography supported denser populations, leading to the emergence of centralised empires in West Africa. These empires were further bolstered by trade ...

Here are the 10 poorest countries in Africa by GDP per capita (PPP) as of February 25, 2025, according to IMF data: 1. South Sudan GDP-PPP per capita: $960.24 South Sudan, the youngest country in ...

Nigeria has dropped to fourth place among Africa’s largest economies, based on 2024 IMF data. The decline highlights the impact of ongoing economic challenges, including inflation and currency ...

“With NITDA leading the charge in advancing Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda, its presence at GITEX Africa 2025 is both strategic and impactful,” he shared.

Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa are launching the Correct the Map campaign to put an end to this enduring misperception. The Correct the Map campaign is calling on international organisations – ...