A Guide to the Territories and Oceans of Africa Africa is a continent of staggering scale and breathtaking variety. Covering over 11.7 million square miles, it stands as the second-largest landmass on Earth. This vast expanse is home to more…
Inside Ceuta and Melilla: Spain’s North African Enclaves Tucked along the northern coast of Africa, surrounded entirely by Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea, sit two cities that defy standard geographical logic. Ceuta and Melilla are fully functioning Spanish municipalities located…
Western Sahara: Understanding a Decades-Long Desert Conflict Along the Atlantic coast of North Africa lies a vast, arid expanse of land that has been the subject of intense international debate for nearly half a century. Western Sahara is a territory…
