From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

THE country’s inflation rate last year was the lowest since Independence.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles hosted Minister for Defence Dr Billy Joseph for the 2025 Australia-Papua New Guinea Defence ...

Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a dowry payment. 1547: Edward VI is crowned ...

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice is seeking to overturn a landmark Supreme Court case in an effort to give the president greater control over independent three-letter agencies. In a ...

Ah, 1975. You may or may not remember much from that year, but it was when Gerald Ford was U.S. president, Saturday Night Live premiered on TV, and the Vietnam War ended. People were wearing bell ...

With a blend of traditional and contemporary performances at the stadium, the capital city’s diverse communities came together to mark the start of a year-long program celebrating PNG’s journey since ...

“Saturday Night Live,” premiered Oct. 11, 1975, with an original cast that included John Belushi, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. It’s become appointment television over the years as the show ...

Asa is performing at the top of her game and can take her tally to three wins from her last four starts in the 3m½f mares’ handicap hurdle (4.15). The six-year-old has taken a bit of time to get her ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ...

Taiwan praised the State Department for removing a phrase from a fact sheet saying the U.S. does “not support Taiwan independence,” an episode that threatens to renew sparring between ...

THE decline in the number of Protestants in the Republic had been due to two factors – a high death rate, due to the abnormally high proportion (18 per cent) of the Protestant population aged ...