The Amazon is the most powerful river in the world. With an average discharge of over 209,000 m³/s, it pours 20% of all global freshwater into the ocean. Learn about its massive 6,400 km length and 7 ...

It was with my body curled into a bed of river sand, a malleable mattress carved by an ephemeral river, that I fell in love ...

The Seine River flows through the heart of Paris. Learn where it originates, its journey to the English Channel, and why its ...

The world’s longest river has become the center of a tense geopolitical struggle in Africa. At the heart of this conflict ...

Africa’s natural water supply is not only the lifeblood of its inhabitants’ survival, but that of the continent’s economy too ...

Called the father of African rivers, the Nile is the longest river in the world. It boasts a length of 6,650 km and stretches across 11 countries, with three main tributaries being the Atbara, the ...

Africa’s great rivers have always carried more than water, holding histories, feeding nations, connecting cultures, and, ...

Water is often taken for granted, if you’re lucky enough to have it coming out of taps. Yet it lies at the heart of national ...

The Congo River is the world's only major river to cross the Equator twice, a rare feat shaped by ancient geological forces.

World leaders with the Group of 20 rich and developing nations will meet this weekend in Johannesburg for the bloc’s first ...

The Zambezi is one of Africa's great rivers. Its basin, covering approximately 1,370,000 km2, is home to approximately 50 million people and spreads across eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, ...

For Mahamadou Sangaré, it was all about football. Growing up in Bamako, Mali – one of West Africa’s most dangerous places – the making of such a talented boy didn’t come without its ...