Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

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

UNICEF is mainstreaming climate-smart programming to protect and empower young people, mitigate negative impacts and ...

Africa, often called the cradle of civilisation, is a continent rich in resources, culture, and human capital. Despite its vast wealth, ...

The number of countries in the world does not change very often, but when it does, mapmakers (and their digital counterparts) ...

Supporters of the move believe USAID was poorly managed and wasting taxpayers' money, with White House Press Secretary ...

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with ...

Africa as a whole is often featured ... are Arabic and French, echoing the country’s not-so-distant colonial past. The FCDO’s security map of Chad is almost entirely red (“advise against ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

The East African country Eritrea has been named a ‘mini Italy’, and with their close links within history, it’s no surprise. In 1890, Eritrea became an Italian colony and was the main base for the ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...