Here are the 15 biggest cities in Africa, ranked by population. Population estimates have been referenced from official government census figures, or if unavailable, from the most recent U.N. data.

You can reach Cholula by taxi or rideshare in about 30 minutes. Teotihuacán, which flourished from roughly 100 B.C.E. to 550 C.E., was one of the most influential cities in Mesoamerica, with a ...

Besides English, other languages spoken at home by the U.S. Black population include Spanish (4%), French or Haitian Creole (3%),* Niger-Congo languages (1%), and Amharic and other Ethiopian languages ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January.

Great Pyramid of Giza, purportedly designed by Hemiunu. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0 The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the largest pyramid in the entire world. It is clearly one of the ...

Addis Ababa, January 18, 2025 (ENA)—Frequently, various festivals in Ethiopia attract numerous tourists in this month of January. The most popular holiday throughout the country that is celebrated in ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

HONG KONG: China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the downturn will worsen in ...

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...

China’s population continued to decline last year—though births edged up for the first time in eight years—falling for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births. China had seen birth ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation ...