Open up a world map and trace the borders of South Africa. Right in its eastern midsection, completely surrounded by South African territory, sits a giant, sovereign gap. This is Lesotho. It is not a ...

More than six decades after the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union), Africa's quest for unity continues through culture, trade and shared identity rather ...

A century after Europe carved up Africa, the extraction is running again. This time the flag being planted is red and local elites are holding the surveying stakes. Last month, two Taiwanese ...

And that is where the 2026 World Cup final becomes something larger than a match between Spain and Argentina, larger even ...

As India lags behind smaller nations in reaching the FIFA World Cup, the AIFF's proposed renaming raises questions about priorities, governance, and grassroots football development.

When considering the position of the Azerbaijani economy on the global map, the picture that naturally came to mind for many ...

The African minnows capped off an impressive run with a heroic performance in a 3-2 loss to the defending champions ...

Youth players in Cape Verde have a new belief after watching their national team in the World Cup.

Critics, reporters and editors who cover arts and culture spent months creating, revising and arguing over this list, as well ...

A fresh Russian drone attack on two commercial ships off Odesa has again exposed the human cost of navigating through ...

Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.

How does Hungary compare in global scientific research? In an exclusive interview with Professor Murat Alper, founder of the ...