The African continent is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. Many of the world’s most significant ancient historical sites are found here. And despite being the hottest ...

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

A team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz recently released a sophisticated new map that reveals ... around the world back to their most likely region of origin within Africa, offering new ...

Shadows combines the openness of Odyssey and Valhalla with the urban density and verticality of classic Assassin's Creed. Here's a look at the game ahead of its March 20 release.

Sustainable AI infrastructure, data diversity and robust ethical guardrails are among the top strategies for building equitable, intelligence-driven ...

In a drone factory near the city of Yelabuga in Tatarstan, Russia, around 200 African women are employed, most of them aged 18 to 22. They come from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, ...

Map: The Economist And the region ... now chief economist of the World Bank: “Has Africa missed the bus?” In most of Africa most people are poor and productivity growth remains sluggish.

The Behaim Globe depicted a narrowed Atlantic Ocean, which, if crossed, would lead directly to Cipango (Japan) and Asia. In ...

South Africa is the last member of the G20 to hold the presidency of the group, which was set up in 1999 to create a platform for the world's most dynamic economies beyond the G7. William Gumede ...

One hundred and forty years ago, the imperialist powers gathered in Berlin to formalise rules for the annexation and plunder of Africa ... for world hegemony. Even the most remote regions acquired ...