Discovered in a remote Ottoman town in 1884, the Madaba Map is both a masterpiece of Byzantine design and a working map of Jerusalem and the sixth-century Middle East. A detail of the Madaba Map ...

Since reconfiguring the political landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Felix Tshisekedi’s reforms have included declaring a state of siege to restore security in North ...

Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as defined by the Society of American Foresters. Each forest type listed on the map is presented where it most frequently occurs ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu extremists ...

Artisinal mining is a vital economic activity in the town of Kalima in the DRC, dominating the town as industrial mining did for decades under colonial rule. This paper describes the complex ...

During her visit, the managing director and her delegation (African Department Director Abebe Aemro Selassie, Mission Chief for the DRC Mercedes Vera-Martin, Communication Department Division Chief ...

Africa is the most linguistically diverse continent in the world. Learn more about the 15 MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN AFRICA in ...