Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, ...

Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some areas and ...

GIS is a computer system that uses software and data to map, analyse and ... I published a study of 19th century settlements in the Magaliesberg region in South Africa, using GIS tools to analyse ...

Sophy Roberts combines history and travelogue in a compulsive account of ambition and hubris in 19th-century Africa ...

JOHANNESBURG - Lesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump's mockery of the southern African nation. Trump took a ...

I mean, in some ways, I’m also minded to think about the last period of European imperialism in Asia and Africa, where in a sense facing ... I mean, there, I think the parallel is really the 19th ...

ROGER McKENZIE argues that Africa's ultimate liberation depends on its ability to decolonise itself including the redrawing of its present national borders imposed by Europe ...

Coastal erosion is eating away at shores all over the world, forcing residents and wildlife to flee and putting lives at risk. These shocking photos show the extent around the world.

Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. In February, the city began vegetating the sand dunes as part of its ...

A new £1 million project will investigate the mysterious Roman burial practice of pouring liquid gypsum over the clothed ...

Crenshaw, a veteran park ranger, was named the director of the Maryland Park Service – becoming the first Black woman to hold the esteemed role – in 2023. She has worked at the Harriet Tubman ...