Togo Location: Western Africa Capital City: Lome Area: total: 56,785 sq km land: 54,385 sq km water: 2,400 sq km Land boundaries: Total: 1,880 km border countries (3): Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km Coastline: 56 km Total: 1936 km Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north Terrain: gently […]
Guinea Location: Western Africa Capital City: Conakry Area: total: 245,857 sq km land: 245,717 sq km water: 140 sq km Land boundaries: Total: 4,046 km border countries (6): Cote d’Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km Coastline: 320 km Total: 4,366 km Climate: […]
In the 1970s and ’80s, internationalism was central to black politics. And few better personified that commitment than Texas congressman Mickey Leland, who fought tooth and nail to end US support for South African apartheid. When a plane carrying African American congressman Mickey Leland crashed in Ethiopia on August 7, 1989, killing him and all […]
Brookings institutes By Brahima S. Coulibaly The new year 2020 marks the beginning of a promising decade for Africa. Through at least the first half of the decade, economic growth across Africa will continue to outperform that of other regions, with the continent continuing to be home to seven of the world’s 10 fastest-growing economies.1 […]
The ARTery by Arielle Gray As a child, I was always emotionally apathetic to the spectacular display of fireworks and the school lessons on the history of America’s independence. The most exciting thing about this time of year, for me, are the cookouts comprised of meats simmering away on the grill and the communal spirit […]
BBC In our series of letters from African journalists, Sierra Leonean-Gambian writer Ade Daramy, considers what drew him back to the continent. In common with a lot of Africans who have lived outside the continent, as I neared 60 I started to plan a return home, after spending far too long living in the West. […]
Morocco World News Rabat – Since Morocco’s triumphant return — or admission, depending on your perspective — to the African Union (AU), Africa has become a staple in King Mohammed VI’s “royal instructions” and the larger Moroccan political discourse. From continental sporting and cultural events to high-level diplomatic gatherings, Morocco has capitalized on every available opportunity to flaunt […]
Ancient origins SARAH P YOUNG Africa is a region with a long and glorious history, with hundreds of distinct cultures and traditions. From the Egyptians to the Zulus each culture has produced some of the greatest warriors and most powerful leaders in the world. From discerning tradesmen to distinguished scholars – here are just a […]
ECA Sustainable industrialization is a feasible growth engine for Africa to build forward better in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Governments, however, need to invest in critical technological infrastructure and supportive policies to deliver economic development in the backcloth of the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic. This was the consensus of African policy makers attending the […]
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