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Congo (Kinshasa) Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Democratic Republic of the Congo Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Congolese Relations…

Mozambique Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Mozambique Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Mozambican Relations PEOPLEMozambique's major ethnic…

Benin, country, Africa

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], officially Republic of Benin, republic (2020 est. pop. 12,120,000…

Entertainment News from April 1997

Anne Heche and Ellen DeGeneresArchive Photos1Christopher “Kit” Culkin withdraws from a custody case and gives sole custody of Macaulay and his six siblings to the children's mother, Patricia…

The Languages of Africa

What do people speak in Africa? Lagos is the capital of Nigeria, a country with over 500 native languages. European languages are official in most African countries, due to their colonial history.…

July 2006

WorldDozens Are Killed at Iraqi Market (July 1): More than 60 people are killed by a suicide bomber in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. A Sunni member of parliament, Tayseer Najah al-…

Who's Who in Afghanistan

A look at some of the key players by David Johnson Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan. Source: AP Photo/Allauddin Khan. Afghanistan's location between India, Persia, China, and the…

marriage

(Encyclopedia) marriage, socially sanctioned union that reproduces the family. In all societies the choice of partners is generally guided by rules of exogamy (the obligation to marry outside a group…