Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South Atlantic Ocean in the south-west and the North Atlantic Ocean in the north-west.

Key areas of research focus on East Africa include Tanzania’s foreign policy approach and constitutional politics and Kenya’s fiscal stability and external financing partnerships. East African states ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

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 ...

When I was 17, [my mother] kicked me out, changed the locks on the doors, and then moved to Africa with the whole family. “When they reached out to me, I was like: ‘oh, you guys have SZA ...

Flat maps, aimed at providing a coherent projection of the Earth, are showing countries to be inaccurate in sizing. Some countries are shown to be a lot bigger than they really are in and around ...

Explore a destination in Africa & The Middle East to see the top hotels and top things to do, as well as photos and tips from U.S. News Travel. All Africa & The Middle East Travel Guides If you ...

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 ...

Africa's current power development road map bodes well for clean-power supporters, with 50% more clean capacity than fossil-fuel capacity currently being built and five times more clean capacity ...

Pan-African telecommunications company Paratus Group has completed its strategic East-West Africa fibre route, the first coast to coast terrestrial route using Paratus built fibre infrastructure, ...

Africa’s working-age population is growing faster than any other region, driven by progress in child survival over the last two decades. Yet, Sub-Saharan Africa invests less in education per capita ...

REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo JOHANNESBURG, Oct 18 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand firmed in early trade on Friday, paring some losses from Thursday, ahead of a domestic inflation ...