Today, the term "Big Five" refers to the beauty and power of some of Africa's most iconic animals. However, it has a much ...

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support.

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported ...

A visit to Accra offers a rich mix of small-town bungalow communities and sleek new high-rises, of exuberant dancing outdoors ...

We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

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Elizabeth Economy is Co-Director of the US, China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s ...

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) is an informal group of countries seeking a shift from the classical policy of 'balance of power' to 'rebalancing of power' in international ...

Africa is broken. It is being dissected by the famous East African Rift which extends over a length of 5000 km along the eastern side of Africa and seems poised to destroy Africa as we know it.

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...