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1997 News of the World: Africa

1997 News of the World Africa has been experiencing one of its most violent periods since the Colonial era, with fighting taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congo Republic…

Famous Trains: Europe and Africa

by Mike Rozett Trans-Siberian Express 1898 Traveling between Moscow and Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Express makes the longest regular train trip in the world…

Guide to New Nations: Africa

by David Johnson Namibia Namibia received its independence on March 21, 1990, from neighboring South Africa, which had administered Namibia after receiving a United Nations mandate…

The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa

Formalizing the Scramble for Africa In 1884, representatives of all the colonial powers of Europe and America met in Berlin to discuss how they would divide Africa between them. The colonization of…

Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 AfricaAfricaăfˈrĭkə [key], second largest continent (2015 est. pop. 1,194,370,000), c.11,677,240 sq mi (30,244,050 sq km) including adjacent islands. Broad to the north (c.4,600…

2008 News of the World - South Africa

2008 news of the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe Thabo Mbeki Related Links 2008 Year in Review 2008 News of the Nation 2008 People in the News 2008…

World Cup '98 Qualifying Africa

Each group winner qualifies for France '98.Group 1GmWLTGFGAPts*Nigeria641110413Guinea642010512Kenya6321111210Burkina Faso60607170Group 2GmWLTGFGAPts*…

South Africa Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note South Africa Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-South African Relations PEOPLEUntil 1991, South…

Africa Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

On the map of the world, Africa is the second-most populous continent in the world, with over 1.3 billion people spread across 54 countries, making it incredibly diverse. From the ancient pyramids of…