Al Jazeera English27d
Ever wonder why Africa’s borders appear so strange?
Africa has the most countries of any continent ... providing a shortcut to Tanzania. In 1890, Germany and Britain signed a treaty in which Germany gave up claims to Zanzibar in exchange for ...
Al Jazeera English24d
Colonising Africa: What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
After the German and Ottoman empires fell following World War I, a map closer to what we now know as Africa would emerge ... powers before the conference, by 1890, five years after it, about ...
Global South World on MSN4d
Tanzania launches landmark mapping project to end land disputes—Here's what it means
The initiative is expected to enhance land planning, ensure accurate land data, and prevent conflicts affecting both urban ...
Opinion
Himmat Shah: Sculpting civilisational connections
With his human head sculptures, Shah has conferred Man with a lasting grandeur, inscribing them with the unity of human experience ...
Maps showing China’s growing influence in Africa distort reality – but some risks are real
Portraying China’s presence in Africa with flags on maps can distort African states’ sovereignty and their power to make ...
The New York Times14d
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Why Trump is singling out South Africa and accusing it of being anti-American
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Trump administration’s decision to expel the South African ambassador is its latest move against a country it has singled out for sanctions and accused of being ...
The Clarion-Ledger14d
USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food
The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which provides scholarships to students attending HBCUs for agriculture-related studies, has reopened its application process. The program, suspended in ...
Reuters15d
South Africa rejects 'megaphone diplomacy' as Trump backs funding cut
WASHINGTON/JOHANNESBURG, March 7 Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country is stopping all federal funding to South Africa, but South Africa responded by saying it ...
Hindustan Times26d
US federal scholarship suspended for students at historically black colleges
The US Department of Agriculture suspended the 1890 Scholars Programme, which provided recipients with full tuition and fees for studying agriculture and food A US federal scholarship has been put ...
Android Police29d
8 Google Maps settings I change when I get a new phone
Did you know that the little yellow fella you drag in Google Maps Street View is called Pegman? It's not the most practical tip, but you'll find the ones below useful. You can change many Google ...
News Shopper5d
A brief history of the London Underground in ten maps
As the Tube network has evolved, so has the map by which Underground passengers ... The first deep-level Tube line opened in 1890, with The City and South London Railway running services between ...