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The Nile River Explained in under 3 Minutes

The #Nile River in Africa is the longest river in the world and as such it brings so many interesting #Geography facts with it. It flows through a total of 11 countries and impacts the life's of ...

African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size

Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global ...

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century ...
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Scientists find unexpected biodiversity in an African river, thanks to eDNA

Scientists have used environmental DNA analysis to identify 125 species of aquatic and terrestrial animals in the remote Corubal River in West Africa. The identified species include critically ...