For generations, students, leaders, and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish ...

Seven videos exploring the human and physical geography of the continent of Africa.

“Geography has history. Africa’s misrepresentation on world maps is not just a cartographic error—it’s a narrative issue,” says Moky Makura, Executive Director of Africa No Filter.

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 ...

Water security in Southern Africa. An introduction to the hydrology of Africa, including steps taken to achieve water security in Southern Africa. BBC.