Stretching nearly 6,700 kilometers, the Nile River is the longest in the world — and the source of life for millions. This ...

The common hippopotamus can spend up to 16 hours a day immersed in rivers and lakes. Lumbering out of the water at night, these herbivores graze on tropical grasses and consume 80 to 100 pounds in one ...

Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is spread via the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus transmitted through blackflies.

Explore how Africa’s colonial borders still shape politics, conflicts, and identities across the continent today.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross is a six-part documentary series written and presented by prominent Harvard University professor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Each episode contains an in-depth ...

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