Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean in the east, the South Atlantic Ocean in the south-west and the North Atlantic Ocean in the north-west.

Ethiopia’s quest for access to the Red Sea has become a hotly debated topic on social media. Posts with a map of the Red Sea ...

Map illustrated by Guillermo Trapiello 1,2 ... home to the largest concentration of hippos and Nile crocodiles in Southern Africa. Head out birding on foot along a series of estuary and bush ...