Africa's Limpopo River, an S-shaped wonder, uniquely crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice. This vital transboundary waterway, spanning four nations, shapes borders, supports diverse ecosystems, and ...

Gold was the first attraction, but late in the 1500s the Portuguese became obsessed with the idea that there were silver ...

Water is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name of the Botswana national currency, pula (rain). When tragedies like flooding and ...

A new study suggests that the Zambezi River, Africa’s fourth-longest, is 11% longer than previously thought, with its most ...

After years navigating Africa’s great rivers by canoe, Steve Boyes made a remarkable discovery: “Dr Livingstone and all of those explorers were wrong.” Boyes, a South African conservationist, has ...

Here's something that might surprise you: ancient Egyptians called the river "Ar" or "Aur," meaning "black," a reference to the rich, dark sediment that the Nile's waters carried from the Horn of ...