On the border between Egypt and Sudan there are two small areas of land that remain in dispute--the Hala'ib Triangle, and the Bir Tawil...

If you're still struggling with the idea of a South Sudan, and the lack of a Yugoslavia , you may wish to brace yourself, because on Ap...

Though there is archaeological evidence that people have been to Punt, there is no actual archaeological evidence of Punt itself. No struct...

The African kingdom of Dahomey (today's Benin) is sometimes referred to as 'Black Sparta'. This is honestly a little insulting ...