Africa's tropical belt, defined by the Guinean forests of west Africa and the Congo Basin of central Africa, is globally recognised for its astounding biodiversity.Beneath the surface of this ...

The Mercator projection, a cylindrical map introduced by Geradus Mercator in 1569, distorts the true size of countries on maps, making them appear different to reality.

President Donald Trump revealed new higher tariff rates for more than a dozen countries after hitting Japan and South Korea ...

A map shows Clade 1 mpox risk with an image of the virus in the background. Red countries are where Clade 1 has been confirmed, pink shows where the virus has been found but its ...

The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has roughly 8000 UN authored maps in its collection.  This map collection is unique in its scope, relating to the work the United Nations through the decades.

English came out on top with 59 of the world’s countries naming it as its official (or one of its official) languages by a large margin.

An incredible map shows the most widely spoken languages in each country in Africa. There are believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 distinct languages across the continent, which have roots in ...

Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Mozambique and Zambia – in pursuit ...

A serious outbreak of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in Africa has been declared by the Who as a public health emergency of international concern.

Mpox 2025 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK While the new strain of mpox has appeared in parts of Africa, other types have been continue to be ...