Africa is urbanising at an unprecedented pace. By 2050, nearly 60% of the continent’s population will live in cities, placing ...

Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, a new National Geographic documentary streaming on Disney+, tells the story of the effort. It is the largest underwater 3D scan ever made, amounting to 16 ...

A team of researchers has identified 162 protected areas (PAs) across Africa with above-average potential for nature conservation, arguing that their effective management could play a critical role in ...

For generations, students, leaders, and media audiences around the globe have gazed at maps that lie—maps that diminish Africa’s size and, along with it, its place in the world. But a new campaign is ...

Global demand for arable land is rising, making Africa a key target for large-scale acquisitions to tackle food and energy challenges.

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Berene Sauls, whose elegant Burgundian-style pinot noir sells for more than £40, began working as an au pair in one of South Africa’s most ... of Food by National Geographic Traveller (UK).

Much has been made of Africa’s gaming landscape in recent years, with it seen as being on the rise from a player perspective, but the same cannot be said of African game developers. We hear ...

Yet, of the human genomes studied so far, only 2% have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech company in Ghana is addressing that through its Africa Cancer Atlas, partnering with groups across ...

That’s why researchers hope these newly created maps – constructed using high-resolution surveys, depth and seabed composition data alongside specialised video and photography – will help to continue ...

An armed Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict could trigger a regional war, potentially altering East Africa’s borders[1]. Angola plays a key role in eastern Congo’s ongoing conflict, stemming from its own ...

Welcome to the African Flag Quiz! Think you can recognize the flags of Africa’s 54 nations? Test your knowledge and see how many you can get right! Good luck!