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Drawn by European powers with little regard for the people living there, this map from 1935 still shapes Africa’s politics, ...
The oceans surrounding Africa cover approximately 214 million square kilometers, and with 90 percent of our trade flowing through maritime routes, the question is no longer whether the seas matter, ...
The map’s mistakes were not likely to be a conspiracy against Africa or the Global South, but its continued use, he added, is inherently political.
COLUMN: Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa.
By Calleo Solutions Africa’s logistics and transportation sector stands on the brink of major transformation. From deepening geopolitical complexity to a renewed push for private-sector involvement, ...
For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...
As of 2022, Nigeria accounted for around a quarter of the total languages spoken in Africa with 520. According to the map, the most popular languages spoken there are Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.
A depiction of China’s infrastructure influence in 2023 from media, think tanks and related literature. Author’s composite map illustrates securitisation of China in Africa. Brendon J. Cannon ...
Analysis - Global power dynamics in Africa are shifting, with China eclipsing the influence of the US and France. China has become Africa's single largest trading partner.
Claiborne, who just turned 38, writes about vegan cooking from her home in Atlanta under the brand Sweet Potato Soul. Smart-Grosvenor, who died in 2016 at age 79, was the Geechee poet, broadcaster ...
A little-known element is shedding light on the transatlantic slave trade. Researchers have assembled a map of strontium, a naturally occurring element, across sub-Saharan Africa.