Ever wonder why Africa’s borders appear so strange? From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

Africa is much bigger than you think. Here’s how you’ve been misled A world map drawn in the 1500s is to blame ...

Nestled within South Africa's mountains lies a 149-year-old tunnel, a historic gem waiting to be unearthed. Constructed in 1876, the Hex River Tunnel is thought to be the oldest railway tunnel ...

By Robert D. Kaplan and Mark Schroeder There is a new scramble for Africa. Roads, railways and pipelines are being built or envisioned into the interior of central Africa from multiple directions ...

After devastating floods, mountain guides in western Uganda have begun rebuilding the lost trails, carving 22km of new routes through one of Africa's most beautiful alpine areas.

Africa’s two highest mountains will lose their ice cover within 25 to 50 years if deforestation and industrial pollution are not stopped, the United Nations Environment Program and activists ...

Famed as the home of the breathtaking Rift Valley, which runs through 12 countries, East Africa presents boundless opportunities for mountain trekking and highland climbing. From gentle hill walks ...

The Drakensberg is a vast mountain range rising from deep gorges and rivers that stretches more than 950 kilometers along the border of South Africa and Lesotho.

Inheritance of traditional China-Africa friendship, cultural exchanges among youths bridge mountains and seas ...

Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared. The international study ...