Their role in technology and the global economy has made countries with rare earths a key focus in geopolitical discussions.

A court governing international soccer disputes has ruled that depicting the disputed Western Sahara as part of Morocco on ...

Portraying China’s presence in Africa with flags on maps can distort African states’ sovereignty and their power to make ...

Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

In Africa, a U.S. funding loss will be critical to HIV programs in countries like Uganda, Mozambique and Tanzania.

A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major Congolese cities, Kinshasa and Goma.

Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton. This is one of the world’s oldest ...

Rare earth minerals have become the backbone of modern technology, fueling everything from smartphones and electric vehicles ...

This month marks 140 years since Western powers sidelined Africans and carved up ‘ownership’ of the continent.

The Neolithic Revolution was the world's first verifiable revolution in agriculture. It began in Britain between about 5000 ...