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As anti-tourism protests continue to hit familiar holiday hotspots, we shine a light on some of the planet’s least visited ...
The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.
The NHC is tracking three tropical waves as they move across the Atlantic, central Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea. Here’s ...
That version, which sees Africa expand impressively, is increasingly seen as the closest thing to a perfect area map. It’s the same one Ogundairo’s team is pushing for.
Using the map, you can easily see where states and countries are located, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Africa, Europe, Australia, Russia, China, and more.
For centuries, the Mercator map – one of the most widely used world maps – has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million ...
Africa accounts for less than 3% of the world's energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emission to date, but Africans will be among the world's most affected by the negative impacts of climate change ...
Equator plans to invest the fund in 15 to 18 startups, writing $750,000 to $1 million checks for companies at the seed stage and $2 million for those at Series A.
As such, Equator’s fund is looking for commercially viable startups — both those based in or expanding into Africa — that strengthen the case for normalizing climate tech investments. It ...
A depiction of China’s infrastructure influence in 2023 from media, think tanks and related literature. Author’s composite map illustrates securitisation of China in Africa. Brendon J. Cannon ...
Ever wonder why Africa’s borders appear so strange? From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.