Estimates of malaria prevalence and intervention coverage in Africa are primarily based on nationally representative ...

Did you know that Africa is over one and a half times the size of Russia, and that the Eiffel Tower and Nintendo were both ...

Bertil Lintner reviews new books about U Thant, the Burmese schoolmaster who helmed the UN during its heyday, and about Vladimir Putin’s desperate attempts to find support in the East.

The Mali Federation was a short-lived attempt to unite French-speaking West African colonies after independence. Formed in 1959, it included Senegal and the Sudanese Republic (now Mali). The ...

A UNESCO report outlines policy, funding changes to boost African publishing industry to bring in $18.5 billion a year.

From gorilla trekking in Rwanda and Uganda to visiting meerkat colonies and watching elephants wade through Botswana’s ...

Sudan rounds out the list with nearly 200 tribes, highlighting its mix of African and Arab heritage. Prominent groups include ...

Dozens of U.N. delegates walked out of the General Assembly Hall on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to "finish the job" in Gaza.

If you’ve collected stamps from places like Mongolia, Bhutan, and Madagascar, you’re not just ticking boxes—you’re traveling ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger.

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 West Africans deported to Ghana from the U.S. have been sent to their home countries, places where lawyers representing some of the men say they face a risk of ...