Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps ...

With no headliners and a programme that subverts the norms, the first edition of Northern Portuguese festival SQUARE hits the ...

Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...

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China stands a good chance of taking advantage of the dwindling western presence in the Sahel region of west Africa.

GEOQUIZ: The rand is the official currency of which country? Answer: South Africa. A rand is divided into 100 cents. The largest coin is worth 50 rand, and banknotes are valued from 10 to 200 rand.

A changed landscape in Botswana's Mababe Depression is now a hot spot for wildlife year-round.

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson traveled to the port city of Dakhla, on the West African coast, to launch his budget airline’s ...

Harlesden in north-west London has a new and rather more welcome claim to fame - as the setting for the eagerly awaited new ...

Born and raised in Lagos, Lisa Folawiyo has spent her career celebrating the craftsmanship of her Nigerian heritage by ...

Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime show, a look at how the rapper has turned introspective rhymes into his own visual language.