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Aug 29, 2018

Sudan

There is evidence of human habitation which dates back tens of thousands of years. From the end of the 4th millennium BC...

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South Sudan

officially known as the Republic of South Sudan. Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitat...

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South Africa

Is the southern most country of Africa. It is bordered by Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. First electr...

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Seychelles

Seychelles is a comparatively young Nation, which can trace its first Settlement back to 1770, when the Islands were fir...

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São Tomé and Príncipe

Sao Tome and Principe is a country, of central Africa, located on the Equator in the Gulf of Guinea. It consists of two ...

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Morocco

North African Country Bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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Mauritius

Though Mauritius lies in the waters of the Indian Ocean, between the continents of Africa and Asia, it is situated below...

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Mauritania

Mauritania, country on the Atlantic coast of Africa. Culturally it forms a transitional zone between the Arab-Amazigh (B...

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Madagascar

Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean

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Libya

Libya, a mostly desert and oil-rich country with an ancient history.

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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of 2 019 023 million people, (21/...

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Guinea

Guinea is the traditional name of coastal western Africa. The historical colonies of French Guinea, Spanish Guinea and P...

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Eritrea

Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. In North East Africa

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Aug 29, 2018

Declaration of the Working - Class, 21-22 July 2018, Soweto

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The invisible hands: women in Marikana by Asanda Benya, 26 July 2016

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