On the world’s most diverse continent, companies need a deep understanding of local context. These figures paint an optimistic picture of the continent as a whole. But Africa is made up of 54 fully ...

Urban scientists on Wednesday launched the first digital map of Africa's sprawl of slums to expose the true scale of urban poverty and bring services to millions of people. The "Million Neighborhoods" ...

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 ...

Only a few years ago, Africa was being dubbed “the next Asia,” and multinationals watched with mounting interest as local economies boomed across the continent. Although a decline in global commodity ...

African nations are demanding that the 'distorted' world map be redrawn to show the true scale of the continent that they argue has been misrepresented for centuries. The African Union (AU) has backed ...

This post originally appeared on Global Citizen. In the last 500 years, a certain kind of map has been used to teach children about our planet. But public schools in Boston have made a big change — ...

For the first time, travelers on the US Pacific seaboard are about to get a direct air bridge to the African continent, with ...

Yet despite its apparent absurdity, its journey is a reminder of how few modern boats ply African waterways, and how much ...

Thomas Bullock (Rub 'N Tug, A.R.E. Weapons) and DJ Harvey's polarizing Map of Africa debut LP-- which, like records from contemporaries Arboretum and A Mountain of One, feels like a re-creation of the ...