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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…
How Senegal sits among Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia: borders, trade routes, shared rivers and regional bodies. Each figure carries its date, and each neighbour has its own section. The Senegal neighbourhood is small on the map but…
Skulls discovered in Ecuador's Andes fueled theories about the origins of ancient Americans; a new facial reconstruction supports an Indigenous ancestry, but researchers say DNA testing is needed to settle the question
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…
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…
Domestic horses, originating from the western Russian steppes about 4,200 years ago, transformed Eurasian societies by facilitating faster trade and interactions. The research team gathered an extensive collection of horse archaeological remains spanning the Eurasian continent. They combined radiocarbon dating with…
You can see the world through a cup of coffee.— Thinking of CameroonMorning.I boil water and slowly brew a cup of coffee.The hot water touches the beans.A gentle aroma rises.Watching the coffee poured into the cup,…
Sixteen regions divide Ghana, but people, money and political power are concentrated in a few of them. This guide explains each part of the map as of October 2026. Ghana regions are the 16 administrative units of the West African country, each…
Ghana history runs from medieval Akan kingdoms and the gold-rich Asante empire to British rule, a pioneering independence in 1957 and a run of coups. It ends, so far, with one of Africa’s steadier democracies. For US readers, that past explains…
Held under the title “From Objects to Texts: Readings in Coptic History,” the conference took place at AUC’s historic Tahrir Square campus. It was organized by the Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology and supported by the Gratus Foundation by…