As the tallest mammal in the world, you may think that all giraffes are the same, but in fact, there are four fascinating types of species across Africa. The Southern giraffe, also known as the ...

Russia potentially losing bases in Syria would significantly affect Russia's ability to operate in Africa, said the ISW think ...

A vast and largely untapped region, Africa has, for many years, been heralded as the final frontier when it comes to economic and investment opportunities. Key drivers such as its youthful ...

Here's how early humans spread from East Africa all around the world. Produced by Alex Kuzoian Follow BI Video: On Facebook More from Science It's tough to know what happened on Earth thousands of ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

Nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to central- grid-based electricity in 2018. In this map, the countries are colored by the number of people lacking access to electricity.

For the first time ever, Henry Lovejoy, a CU Boulder history professor, has mapped the boundaries of a fallen African kingdom best known for its role in the Atlantic slave trade. During its reign, the ...

The Ethiopian foreign ministry said it was unsure how the map had "crept in on the website" Ethiopia's foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated ...

In our series of letters from African journalists ... code for any location which can easily direct people using Google Maps. The codes work just like street addresses - and are made up of ...