Facebook is trying to help change that by creating a high-resolution population density map for nearly the entire continent of Africa. Developed by the company’s Boston-based World.AI team, it ...

Abu Dhabi-backed firm eyes partnerships and new funding as it builds detailed maps for all 54 African nations with support ...

Dubai UAE-based Space42 has entered into a five-year memorandum of understanding with Microsoft and Esri to create the most ...

The Map Africa Initiative, a five-year partnership between Esri, Microsoft and Space42, will deliver the most comprehensive basemap of Africa to date, providing high-resolution, scalable geospatial ...

COLUMN: Piri Reis, an Ottoman admiral and cartographer, is renowned for his world map created in 1513, which includes detailed representations of parts of Northern Africa.