So it is good news that Africa’s sleeping giants seem to be waking up. In South Africa prudent policies helped bring inflation down to 3.2% in 2025, lower than at any point in the past 21 years, and ...

“Exceptionally heavy” rainfall that led to deadly flooding across southern Africa in recent weeks was made more intense by a ...

Post-2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 circulation is characterised by spatially expanded ecological suitability, changes in key environmental predictors, and a wider range of avian species ...

MENA waste generation hits 155M tonnes; 67% poorly managed, World Bank says Region risks $7.2B in yearly environmental damage, plastic pollution rising Waste could double by 2050; $23B annual ...

The “Roof of Africa” is the continent’s most climbed peak—which often means trekking in the company of crowds. These five climbs offer under-the-radar alternatives with challenging trails and wild ...

In the last installment of our correspondent's journey along West Africa's rapidly expanding urban coast, we arrive in ...

This is the context for the Mercator map, the one that shows Greenland looking like a hulking prize to Donald Trump. The Mercator was first introduced in 1569 by a Flemish geographer, and by the 1700s ...

Greenland’s position in the northern latitudes means the nation’s size and shape is prone to enormous variations in how it is ...

Now the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has finished, the World Cup is the next major international tournament on the ...

The two finalists of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 have made big waves in the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking.

Senegal prepared perfectly for the FIFA World Cup 2026 by lifting the African title in a tournament contested by seven continental qualifiers.