Africa, often called the cradle of civilisation, is a continent rich in resources, culture, and human capital. Despite its vast wealth, ...

Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated and ...

Rwanda is facing mounting international pressure over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the ...

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

Christian Kälin holds up a map, his finger landing on the spot where he envisions a model city for refugees. The site spans ...

A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: ...

A recent study by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has revealed a startling public health threat: About 17 million people ...

The number of countries in the world does not change very often, but when it does, mapmakers (and their digital counterparts) ...

Reporters at the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism explain how they used data to reveal systemic gender-based violence in Eswatini in southern Africa.

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

“We Need New Names” is NoViolet Bulawayo’s 2013 debut novel about a young impoverished African girl who eventually moves to ...

Pfizer Inc. today announced positive topline results from the progression-free survival (PFS) analysis of the Phase 3 BREAKWATER study of BRAFTOVI® (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab ...