You know the continent—but where did its name come from? From Roman generals to ancient tribes, the roots of “Africa” stretch ...

A new study has shown that as early as the Stone Age, people in Africa traveled long distances to procure colorful stone, the ...

Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants ...

Drawn by European powers with little regard for the people living there, this map from 1935 still shapes Africa’s politics, ...

Slavery Patrols The USS Constellation splashed into the water at Gosport Navy Yard in Virginia on August 26, 1854. This ...

GIS is a computer system that uses software and data to map, analyse and manage geographic information. But this method is still underutilised in Africa.

In the centuries preceding the birth of Jesus Christ, Africa held a vastly different geographical and cultural landscape from what we know today. Ancient historical and religious texts, including the ...

What’s the strangest thing you have stumbled upon accidentally? For one camper, a quick browse on Google Maps led to the discovery of what appears to be a meteor crater.

The Babylonian Map of the World, originating from ancient Iraq around the sixth century B.C., is the oldest known map. Depicting a circular world with Babylon at its center and surrounded by water ...

More than 300 core samples taken from the seafloor of the Atlantic Ocean off the North West coast of Africa more than 40 years ago were used by the team. The scientists combined the area's bathymetry ...