Contrary to the map many of us have in our minds ... including the true longitudinal relationship between the Americas. Most of Africa is north of the equator, though on many mental maps it ...

A leading exam board has been slammed after a GCSE geography paper wrongly named countries on a map of Africa. One enraged teacher said that his pupils were left confused after the map wrongly ...

It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region ... Sign up to the Analysing Africa, a weekly newsletter that keeps ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and ...

When you look at a map of the world, it makes sense to assume that Greenland and Africa are similar in size. But in reality, the African continent is 14 times as big as the icy northern land mass.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Africa is surrounded by Europe to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.