Injustice for Africa. Indeed, the implications go far beyond mere aesthetics or academic nitpicking. The warped projection has fueled a psychological and political underestimation of Africa’s ...

Africa's oldest map unveiled. By Alastair Leithead BBC correspondent in Cape Town The oldest map of the African continent, dating back to 1389, has ... "It's a political decision that places the ...

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 ...

It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war. The origins of ...

World, Africa ‘Political stability, security key to growth in Africa’ Much of economic progress in last few years was made possible by developments in political sphere, says South African leader ...

South Africa: The Children of Paradise, Fergal Keane's documentary series with Milton Nkosi, is available on BBC Sounds and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from Monday 4 December. Click here to listen .