The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on ...

one area remains as “Africa’s last colony”, leaving a black hole in global data. Western Sahara is effectively no mans land. It often appears un-labelled on world maps. Moreover, GDP ...

Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...

It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map ... Africa, a weekly newsletter that keeps you in the loop about the world’s youngest ...

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

The map will help archaeologists ... 2023 and new data from 778 samples collected across 24 countries in western and western central Africa. The team's work provides the first known strontium ...