Resources and economy. Exploring the wealth of Africa's natural resources and the history of foreign intervention in Africa's ...

What is “Africa?” Nomenclature raises difficult issues. Maps in school rooms show “Africa“ as a distinct continent, the second largest in the world. But the U.S. Department of State assigns North ...

For generations, schools, media outlets and decision-makers have relied on a familiar world map. It has become a global standard, seen everywhere from classroom posters to government buildings. But ...

Travelers fearful of Ebola are avoiding Africa or canceling long-planned safaris, creating dire consequences for the economy in Africa, tourism and government officials said. More than 13,000 people ...

All this noise, and bustle, and life… is Johannesburg, or ‘Joburg’ as it’s known - the most populated city in South Africa. The city’s estimated to be home to over 6 million people - and that number’s ...

Geography and ecology are key factors that have influenced the genetic makeup of human groups in southern Africa, according to new research. By investigating the ancestries of twenty-two KhoeSan ...

Africa’s rapid demographic expansion will increasingly occur in an urban setting. The scale of the population growth and limited existing infrastructure will necessitate the development of novel ...

It's a tale of culture, geography, economics, colonial legacies, scientific advances, and now the idea that we have to prevent cases and treat patients one at a time A child takes part in a World AIDS ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

AT the meeting on Monday of the Royal Geographical Society, Dr. H. Schlichter read a paper on “Ptolemy's Geography of Eastern Equatorial Africa.” Ptolemy, as a geographer, has received very different ...