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 ...

CEO James Mwangi says the Group plans to triple its regional subsidiaries to 15 by 2030, starting with Ethiopia before moving into Zambia and Angola via the Lobito Corridor project. Nigeria: NNPC ...

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 ...

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we discuss the state of democratic governance in Africa and what US and African leaders can learn from recent trends on the continent with Charles Ukeje and Rawia ...

Floods killed about 1,500 people and displaced more than one million in West and Central Africa this year, according to UN aid agency OCHA. The rains also overwhelmed dams in Nigeria and Sudan.

BRICS nations have concluded their meeting in the Russian city of Kazan, resolving to deepen economic ties. Some analysts say BRICS offers Africa a bigger say in the changing global order.

It could be easy to overlook the dangers of tensions rising again in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s fixation on securing an outlet to the Red Sea, and his proven ...

Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the entertainment industry in Africa. His vision is ambitious. Elba aims to build film studios across Africa ...

The map highlights the Nigerian city of Kano, in the Sahel region of Africa. It also locates Abuja, the capital, in the middle of the country, as well as the southwestern city of Lagos.

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nearly half of Africa's citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report.

Idris Elba is no absentee boss. As part of his ongoing effort to develop Africa’s film industry, the Golden Globe-winning actor plans to build film studios in Ghana and Tanzania over the next ...