As a student, I was often intrigued by open-ended examination questions such as "No Nile, No Egypt. Discuss." Such questions demanded analytical reasoning grounded in historical facts. That early ...

President Touadera's decision to stand for a third term has drawn criticism from opposition groups and civil society.

A major political shift in the artery of the nation's body politic is about to take place, as the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is being prepped to join the ruling All Progressives Congress ...

Mort Rosenblum brilliantly captures the victim status of two deserts, Sonoran and Sahel, assaulted by denial and neglect, but ...

Africa’s borders were drawn fast and held together by force not unity. Dozens of regions across the continent now push for autonomy or outright independence driven by ethnic identity resource control ...

The death toll from a mass shooting at a South African pub has tragically climbed to 10, with police identifying two ...

Not all great adventures come with sprawling landscapes and endless borders. Some of the most fascinating places on Earth fit ...

In Kenya's Maasai Mara, local people say a new luxury safari hotel is threatening the ecosystem - and the livelihoods of those for whom tourism was supposed to bring opportunity. At dawn, when the ...

There are several reasons to visit America in 2026. The centenary of Route 66 (see below – number 11) is one. The 250th ...

One of the worst natural disasters took place on December 26, 2004 following one of the strongest earthquakes in the oceans.

Environmental reporting in 2025 focused on legacy pollution, environmental justice and the intersection of land, water and ...