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Mauritania explained in one sitting: a desert state of 5.3 million that ships iron ore, now exports gas, and guards one of Europe’s busiest migration routes. Mauritania explained properly starts with its position. It is a quiet, stable country in a…
A pedestrian, left, walks past a construction crane and a statue of Samora Machel, the first president of Mozambique, right, at sunset in Maputo, Mozambique, Sept. 3, 2019. Credit: AP/Ben Curtis JOHANNESBURG — The late Mozambican president and freedom fighter Samora Machel…
Instead of claiming a statutory cash payout, the finders and the housing developer chose to waive all financial compensation. Their decision allowed the objects to enter the permanent public collection without draining regional museum acquisition funds. The discovery offers an…
Farmer Peter Whatling had simply misplaced his hammer in the pasture and asked Lawes to scan the ground. Lawes had received his detector as a retirement gift, and within minutes, the device triggered an unmistakable reading. Digging just beneath the…
A person holds an ancient coin unearthed during archaeological work. “The writing on the coin is still so sharp, and we knew immediately that it was extremely rare, actually unique, in this context.” The physical state of the coin showcases…
Publié par le NEO spécialement à l’occasion du 3e sommet Russie-Afrique à Moscou, l’ouvrage « Africa: Overcoming the Legacy of Colonialism» est consacré à Africa: Overcoming Legacy of Colonialism Publié par le NEO spécialement à l’occasion du 3e sommet Russie-Afrique à Moscou, l’ouvrage…
Archaeologists excavating the medieval city of Great Zimbabwe have found fragments of jade-green pottery from eastern China, suggesting the kingdom had long-distance links with East Asia more than 1,000 years ago. Great Zimbabwe lies in the southeast of present-day Zimbabwe. It…
by Nicholas J. HighamYale University Press Imagine if the Brits had land acknowledgments. How might they be worded? “I acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional territory of the Saxon people… And before them, the Romanized Britons… and before them,…
Published 7:00 am Saturday, October 17, 2026 For the first time since the McKenzie pass road was completed, the University of Oregon homecoming game has come at a time when the pass was free from snow. Some snow has fallen on the pass…
SOUTH AFRICA · REGIONS Nine provinces divide South Africa, but people, money and jobs are concentrated in a few of them. This guide explains each region as of October 2026. South Africa regions are formally nine provinces, each with its own elected…