Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South ...

As part of the United States government's World Factbook ... in other regions of the world." The map below shows which countries in Africa have the highest population growth rates: Aside from ...

Nearly one million people have been forced to flee their homes after floods devastated towns across western and central ...

From 1619 on, not long after the first settlement, the need for colonial labor was bolstered by the importation of African captives. At first, like their poor English counterparts, the Africans ...

64, Issue. 1, p. 62. This volume considers the military, economic, and political significance of Africa during World War II. The essays feature new research and innovative approaches to the ...

The head of the UN health agency says the world's attention to Sudan is "really low" and race is a factor. BBC Africa Eye focuses on the horrors of the lives of sex workers in the West African state.

and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to an estimated 0.7% in 2017. Unemployment, poverty ...

Sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest growing child population in the world. Yet, the current education system is at capacity, and the demand will increase with nearly 750 million children expected to be ...

Sixty per cent of African youth are looking to leave because unchecked corruption threatens their future, according to a poll of more than 5,600 youngsters in 16 countries released on Tuesday.

Although South Africa has come a long way since the end of apartheid in 1994, it remains a country of vast inequality and high crime. While the country is dotted with world-class dining ...