From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

Ruling parties were defeated at the ballot box in four African countries last year, and in a fifth, the incumbent party only ...

Apart from massacres of the natives, their rule was accompanied by the establishment of very large German-owned farms in the cultivable parts of the country ... and refused to take part in the ...

He headed U.S. embassies around the world and relished the role, bringing a gregarious style to promoting American interests.

There is something about Nigeria that has continued to make it very difficult for this vastly endowed country to attain true ...

Custos Energy on Tuesday announced another significant oil discovery off the coast of Namibia, further cementing the country's Orange Basin as a promising new frontier for hydrocarbon exploration.The ...

Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's First Lady, has extended an invitation to Sustjie Mbumba, the wife of Namibia's outgoing Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, to attend the Global Soft Power Summit 2025. This ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fresh tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, ...

Extraordinary wildlife destinations from around the world that you must add to your bucket list, including the Great ...

Namibian President Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna (Sam) Nujoma: (12 May 1929 – 8 February 2025) ...

"Let me cite just one example: whereas the production of rare earth metals can only yield a miserable sum of $11 billion a year for developing countries, Western countries generate a staggering $ ...

“The connection between our two countries goes beyond diplomacy; it is rooted in a shared vision of African unity and self-determination,” he noted. Namibia’s High Commissioner to ...