Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...

The Smithsonian Pocket Guide (PDF) is a map-sized visitor guide that folds down to fit in your pocket. It is available at Washington, D.C., area information/welcome desks in English and Spanish. It is ...

Development issues in Africa still, to a large extent, emphasise charitable aspects and aid. Although this is done with the best will in the world it has nevertheless fed into this representation ...

Some countries will see significantly more population growth than others, offering both opportunities and challenges.

Birds of Greater Southern Africa” by Keith Barnes, John Fanshawe, and Terry Stevenson was released last month by Princeton ...

But their perspective on the matter might change if they use the fascinating size-comparison map tool by ... when placed over Africa. And India, which looms large on the Asian subcontinent ...

Despite substantial investment in river and groundwater resources for large-scale irrigation and urban water supply in Africa, these efforts frequently neglect vulnerable rural communities on ...

Days after the West African country’s ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent ...

A collection of mixed denomination South African rand coins sit in an arranged photo in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. South Africas inflation rate rose for the first time ...

The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide ...