In the north of Mozambique, Al-Shabaab have waged a brutal insurgency since 2017, leading to beheadings, rapes, and burned ...

Macroinvertebrates include snails and larvae of dragonflies, caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies, among others. They can be ...

India passed China as the world's most-populous country back in 2023 and is on course to approach 1.7 billion people by 2050.

Twenty-five years ago, South Africa’s second democratically elected president, Thabo Mbeki, scandalised the world when he became an Aids dissident in the midst of the HIV epidemic.

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, and its countries vary greatly in size. Explore the full list of African nations by land area along with their capitals, and discover which ...

Climate change lawsuits have become a new way for countries to assert their rights against actions that degrade the environment. But African countries have yet to fully exploit this route.

The recent drone attacks in East Africa, particularly in Sudan, should not be interpreted solely as a reflection of a civil war. On the one hand, this situation can also be interpreted as a process ...

‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map Commonly used projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

A slow-moving geological change in East Africa could reshape the continent and the world. Tectonic forces are gradually pulling the African continent apart, potentially creating a new ocean.

5. Libya (1951) Libya also makes it to one of the oldest countries in Africa. This country, which has its capital in Tripoli, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1951.

Top 10 Africa countries with longest rail networks Africa’s extensive railway networks are vital arteries of economic activity, connecting towns, industries, and neighboring nations while ...