I’M OFTEN ASKED WHY AFRICA MATTERS. It’s an understandable question in a world of real responsibilities, real demands, and ...

Google said the changes align with its policy of following official US government geographic designations through the ...

Ask pupils if they can say what Africa is. Explain that it is one of several continents that make up the world. Discuss the meaning of continent and show these on a globe or 2D map of the world.

McKenzie urges his country’s cricket governing body not to honour the Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan.

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, who leads the African National Congress Party, has approved a law that will ...

Others fear that international recognition would encourage other secessionist movements in Africa. In recent years, Somaliland has unilaterally struck major port investment deals with foreign ...

Presidency says the two spoke after US president said he would suspend aid to South Africa over its land reform policy. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke to Elon Musk after Trump ...

Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known ...

New weather maps show a barrage of snow and ice stretching from Scotland to the south coast in just a few days. The latest blitz of wintry weather is forecast to hit the UK on Saturday ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

But the U.N. estimates that Africa, which makes up 20% of the world's land surface, is home to one-quarter of all mammal species and one-fifth of bird species. It also has around one-sixth of the ...