Malabo, the island capital of Equatorial Guinea, sits closer to Cameroon than its own mainland, reflecting a complex colonial ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...

The exhibition features approximately 1,200 newspapers from remote regions and artistic works inspired by pioneering ...

Madagascar owes its name to Marco Polo. The famous traveler heard about the island during his wanderings in Africa. The name ...

By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere ... for European conquerors. Some 18th and 19th-century historians explained his victories as announcing ...

More than 30 countries grant unrestricted birthright citizenship based on the ‘jus soli’ principle – and nearly all of them ...

Kate’s books are highly plotted but her method is to create the characters, the place and make sure she knows the real ...

More than 300 homeless African immigrants are camping out in the Gaîté Lyrique, waiting for officials to rule on whether they ...

While the violent onset of the 1999 Kargil war between Pakistan and India unfolded around him, Hussain and his family escaped south ... from 18th-Century Ladakhi sheep-horn bows to 19th-Century ...

These worrying images show which famous cities around the world could look like if the climate crisis continues unabated and ...