Millions of people from the poor world are trying to cross seas, forests, valleys and rivers, in search of safety, work and ...

Back in Nuuk, Lynge turns to the map once more to reflect on how Greenland became caught up in a much bigger game. He refers to the 1946 attempt by the US to buy Greenland from Denmark, under which ...

A second person has claimed a huge plot of land in a newly authorized community forest in Grand Bassa County, proving that authorities conducted a flawed process, requiring a redo. By Emmanuel Sherman ...

The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and managed by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. It’s a precursor to ...

Scientists spell out Islamic scientific traditions in a new a volume dedicated to unlocking the secrets of oriental ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Catherine Owinga, a nurse in Nairobi, was born in the late 1970s Kenyan women were giving birth to an ...

Cities in the Northeast experienced record-breaking drought conditions in the second half of 2024 after a hot, dry summer in many areas. Wildfires broke out in several states that rarely see them.

For some, Africa has an unfortunate reputation. Outdated stereotypes abound of poverty and people living in mud huts while ...

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.