Seventy years ago in April 1955, twenty-nine delegations representing countries in Africa and Asia convened in the city of ...

Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa. His work is significant not only ...

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, 2025 is rapidly ...

Most of Africa is north of the equator, though on many mental maps it is mostly in the southern hemisphere directly across the Atlantic from South America. Courtesy John Nelson, Esri Another ...

In 1884, Britain formally recognized Portugal’s claim to the mouth of the Congo River, prompting the organization of an international conference in Berlin. MAP OF AFRICA IN 1884 BY J ...

For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...

An incredible map shows the most widely spoken languages in each country in Africa. There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in ...

China has become Africa's single largest trading partner. In response, media and policymakers in traditionally dominant states are increasingly using maps drenched in red or stamped with Chinese ...

In November 1884, German Chancellor Otto von ... and Ottoman empires fell following World War I, a map closer to what we now know as Africa would emerge. Historians point out that unlike what ...

A century ago, Germany, France and Britain claimed Cameroon at different times. The scars are seen in conflicts today.