There are many places that call themselves paradise, but Seychelles, near-equatorial islands strung like emeralds through the turquoise blues of the remote western Indian Ocean, surely claims the ...

As Nepal’s reptiles are one of the least studied among the country’s diverse flora and fauna, researchers have long been ...

Scientists have discovered South Africa’s youngest known dinosaur tracks along the remote coastline of the Western Cape. The newly identified footprints, estimated to be around 140 million years old, ...

Ichnology is the study of tracks and traces and, since 2008, the Cape South Coast Ichnology Project has documented more than ...

One ex-capital city is home to 4,200 millionaires and two billionaires, making it the richest city in West Africa, and the fifth wealthiest city in the whole continent. In this sprawling city ...

The dramatic increase in imports from Western Africa underscores Uganda’s diversification efforts and its quest to tap into new markets. But it remains to be seen how this shift will impact ...

In 2021, former U.S. Africa Command leader Gen. Stephen Townsend said China had its eye on a number of locations in western Africa that could serve as an Atlantic port for its warships.

Other similar trees from the Tessmannia genus are more commonly associated with the rainforests of West Africa. Aloyce Mwakisoma with a Tessmannia princeps leaf sample. Image by Andrea Bianchi.

Any short adventure means bringing gear, water and food, and a daypack is the perfect balance of load-lugging with comfort and – in cases such as this Gecko from Mountain Designs – a full list of ...

More than the ongoing trade between the two continents that had run for decades, though, the Europeans wanted direct control of Africa’s natural ... over several West African territories ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...