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Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S.

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Zimbabwean art historian Barnabas Ticha Muvhuti travelled by road to five southern African countries – Botswana, the ...

Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by ...

Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...

Africa’s land policies are pivotal for addressing urbanization, climate change, and gender inequality, with digital tools and ...

Not that long ago, private equity firms only had to be active in Africa to claim their capital was having an ‘impact’. Such ...

Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation ...

Laken Riley Act: President Trump signed his first bill into law, and it closely tracked his agenda on immigration. The bill ...