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Sudan – once Africa’s largest state Sudan was once the largest country in Africa by area. In Southern Sudan, since 2005 an autonomous region of the country, a referendum was held in January 2011th In it, the majority of those who voted spoke in favor of the independence of the predominantly Christian region from Sudan. […]
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South Africa – dream and nightmare land In the very south of the “black continent”, nestled between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, which is part of the Pacific Ocean, the fascinating Republic of South Africa, attracts millions of visitors every year with its beauties, sentimentalities, but also to confront their worries and problems. It was […]
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South Sudan – The new state in Africa The people of the south of Sudan voted from January 9th to January 15th 2011 in a referendum on its independence. Until then, South Sudan was part of Sudan, the largest African state at the time. Ever since Sudan’s independence in 1956, there have been repeated rebellions […]
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Somalia – country of Somal Not every Somali is a Somali, not every Somali is a Somali: “Somali” denotes the ethnic affiliation to the Somal people, who make up the overwhelming proportion of Somalis, i.e. the residents of the Somalia state. The Somals also settle in areas outside the borders of Somalia, which is why […]
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Senegal – The westernmost country in Africa Senegal – The African country is named after the Senegal River, which forms its border in the north and northeast. Senegal flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the north-west African coast – just like the Gambia River, which gave the Gambia its name, the state that is an […]
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The Seychelles – vacation paradise in the Indian Ocean The Seychelles cover an area of approx. 455 km², spread over 117 islands in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar. The islands were discovered by Portuguese sailors, settled by the French in the 19th century and belonged to Great Britain until the declaration of independence in […]
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Sierra Leone – a country full of suffering, poverty and hope Sierra Leone, the small republic in West Africa, is recovering from several years of violent civil war that has killed or crippled many thousands. It broke out during Joseph Saidu Momoh’s presidency and was led by the Revolutionary United Front, supported by Liberian warlord […]
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São Tomé and Príncipe – The second smallest state in Africa São Tomé and Príncipe, the second smallest state in Africa after the Seychelles, is located in the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of the continent – west of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and south of Nigeria. Two godforsaken […]
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Republic of the Congo – One of the two Congos The two Congos are separated from the Congo and its tributary Ubangi. In the southeast of the republic, the Congo is temporarily expanding into a kind of lake, the Pool Marengo. On one of the banks of this “pool” is Brazzaville, the capital of the […]
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Réunion – Europe’s southernmost area The Île de la Réunion (dt. Island of the Union) is spreading in the Indian Ocean, but as a French overseas department it belongs to France. Thus, La Réunion represents the southernmost European area in the world. Until 1793 the island was still called Le Bourbon and with its name […]
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Rwanda – The African Switzerland With an area of over 26,000 km², Rwanda is one of the smallest countries in Africa. However, this is not the reason why it is often referred to as “African Switzerland”. To Switzerland make it – how could it be otherwise – the mountains. Rwanda is crossed by a high […]
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Niger – a desert state on the Sahara The landlocked state of Niger, located in the west of Central Africa, is more than twice the size of France, and the state is inhabited by around 23.3 million people. Since the birth rate is over 7, the population is growing rapidly. Almost 90% of the national […]
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Nigeria – The most populous country in Africa Nigeria – located on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa – is an oil producing country and therefore receives large sums of money from its production and sale. But does the population benefit from this blessing? Unfortunately, no. Like many African countries, Nigeria suffers from the basic […]
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Morocco – Africa’s pearl in the north Even if it hasn’t been an insider tip for a long time, it is always exciting: by car to Morocco. You can take a ferry to Morocco from Italy, France or Spain. Only a little later you can feel the desert under your own wheels. And even a […]
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Mozambique – country on the southeast coast of Africa Mozambique extends along the Southeast African coast to the Indian Ocean. In the 9th and 10th centuries there were numerous coastal trading towns in which Arab merchants also settled. The trade in gold, ivory and slaves reached as far as India and China. The huge Monomotapa […]
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Namibia – the former German South West Africa Namibia is the old German South West Africa and was lost as a German colony after the First World War. By resolution of the then League of Nations, a forerunner organization of the UN, Namibia was assigned to the South African Union as a mandate area in […]
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Mauritius – paradise in the Indian Ocean The Republic of Mauritius consists of several islands in the Indian Ocean. The largest of them is the eponymous island of Mauritius. The archipelago is about 900 kilometers east of Madagascar. Tourists travel to Mauritius mainly because of the picturesque beaches, as the islands are a paradise for […]
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Mali – once the land of gold According to legend, the streets of the oasis city of Timbuktu were once paved with gold. The legend stems from the fact that in the 13th century the king’s caravans moved from Mali to Egypt and further into the Orient, laden with huge amounts of gold, which in […]
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Mauritania – a country that is half desert The Sahara desert continues to grow. Desertification is the name of the worldwide phenomenon of desert expansion, and it also affects Mauritania, half of which consists of the Sahara desert. Their share is constantly increasing. Accordingly, the proportion of people in Mauritania who can survive as nomads […]
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Madagascar – the second largest island nation Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world and is located off the east coast of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. The island has a coastline of around 4,830 km. After Indonesia, Madagascar is the second largest island nation in the world in terms of area. Madagascar […]
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Malawi – the warm heart of Africa Although the Portuguese had parts of what is now Malawi under their flag as early as the 17th century, it was the Scotsman David Livingstone who discovered the heart of the country, Lake Malawi. This is all the more remarkable as this body of water – after all, […]
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Lesotho – Kingdom in Heaven At the beginning of the 19th century, the Zulu king Shaka, notorious for his cruelty, had brought large parts of southern Africa under his control. Under the pressure of his military force, numerous Bantu tribes had withdrawn to inaccessible mountain regions. In this crisis situation the influential tribal prince Moshoeshoe […]
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Liberia – The first independent country in Black Africa Liberia is the first country in Africa to have a democratically elected president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, from January 16, 2006 to January 22, 2018. This is all the more remarkable since Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was able to prevail against ex-soccer star George Weah in 2005. High hopes were […]
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Libya – the country of the Sahara The Sahara was once humid and fertile. Only in the 3rd millennium BC It began to dry up in the BC – today it is the largest desert in the world. It runs through Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. But only one country is as closely linked to […]
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The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) was considered a positive example of an African developing country in terms of political stability and economic success until the early 1980s. The liberal economic policy was praised by the IMF and the World Bank, and the per capita income in Côte d’Ivoire reached one of the highest […]
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Kenya – the jewel of East Africa Kenya – a wonderful country in East Africa. The Swabian missionary Ludwig Krapf brought the Mombasa dialect Kiswahili into writing. In doing so, he created the basis for the rapid rise of Swahili to become the language of commerce and trade in East Africa. In addition to English, […]
Continue ReadingAfrica education In the Arabic-speaking countries of Africa, education and upbringing are often an integral part of Islamic cultures. The sub-Saharan countries contain what is meant here by African educations, although these do not form a uniform group. Differences in upbringing and education can be attributed to differences in geographical, historical and cultural background. See […]
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The Nosy Be archipelago is located in the northeast of the country and consists of several islands of different sizes. The largest of them, Nosy Be Island, is the most developed from a tourist point of view. Without exaggeration, this is the most popular beach resort in the country and the most expensive destination in […]
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The North Raw landscapes and surf paradise The north is the less touristy part . On the north shore you will find reefs and wild beaches, rugged cliffs in the west and the famous dunes on the east coast. Good waves attract many surfers to the north. This is how real surf towns like El […]
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Basic data Capital Cairo Population 10miles as of 5/17/2022 Language Arabic Religion 85% Islam, 15% Christianity State system Arab Republic of Egypt Head of State Abd-al Fattah al-Sisi Head of government Mostafa Madbouly Currency name Egyptian Pound (EGP) Travel Time shift +1 hour (in summer without shift compared to CET) Economy 2021 Nominal GDP (billion […]
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