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 ...

An incredible map shows the “true” size of Africa with China, India and America all fitting inside. The continent is 30.37 million km² and covers 20 percent of the planet’s land area and ...

Africa’s enduring challenges and vast opportunities continues to focus the minds of governments, civil society, and private corporations alike. Drawing on the continent’s complicated history ...

Key areas of research on the Horn of Africa include work supporting the emergence of more stable political and governance transitions, as well as greater integration. Research on transnational ...

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And recent progress in reducing child mortality in Africa means more of them survive into adulthood than ever before. But Africa's birthrate is also gradually dropping. It has fallen by about 38 ...

Africa's current power development road map bodes well for clean-power supporters, with 50% more clean capacity than fossil-fuel capacity currently being built and five times more clean capacity ...

A new World Bank report shows that poverty in Africa may be lower than current estimates suggest and no systematic increase in inequality, given the available data Challenges remain substantial: more ...

The ubiquitous presence of machete‐wielding peasants is intimidating to white visitors.” But while a white journalist was likening Jamaica to Africa to frame its Black citizens as disorderly and ...

10/29/2024 October 29, 2024 Global media often highlights conflict, poverty and corruption in Africa. But there's a powerful, untold side to the continent. Josey Mahachi talks to Abimbola ...

Last year, Uber launched its first e-bike fleet in Africa on Nairobi’s streets. In the first six months of this year the number of registered EVs in Kenya tripled. Similar trends are apparent in ...