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

The first reported stand-up surfer was Zimbabwean-born Heather Price. Whilst holidaying in Cape Town in 1919, she report...

On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain. In the list of UNESCO...

Cape Verde (or Cabo Verde as the nation now prefers to be called) is located on an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, ju...

Separated from the Middle East by the Red Sea, a very important trade route! A team of archaeologists from the Universit...

Officially known as the Republic of South Sudan. Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated...

Seychelles is a comparatively young Nation, which can trace its first Settlement back to 1770. Made up of 115 smaller is...

Mozambique is a scenic country, endowed with rich and extensive natural resources.

27 June 1977, Djibouti gains independence from France.

Kenya is a country in East Africa with a population of 44 million people and the largest economy of the region.

Ethiopia, formerly Abyssinia, is a landlocked country in the East of Africa. It shares one of its borders with Somalia, ...

21 March 1990, Namibia became the forty-seventh African colony to gain independence. Whilst preparing for this State of ...

The small town of Khorixas is the ideal destination for a quick stopover en route to Kunene Region of Namibia. The rock ...

Angola shares the World Heritage Site of the Okavango Delta with 3 other Countries. These are Namibia and Botswana. (LIN...

9 December 1961, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) gains its Independence from Britain. In 2015, the first woman, H.E. Samia ...

Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960. From 1971 to 1997 the country was officially the Republic of Zaire

The arrival of European Colonists in the late 19th Century led to the division of Somalia between Britain and Italy. Ind...

6 September 1968, Swaziland Gains Independence

Nigeria's National Mosque is in the capital city of Abuja.Photograph by Johnny Greig, Alamy  

30 September 1966, Bechuanaland (now Botswana) gains independence    https://www.africanleapsafaris.com/ The R...

4 October 1966, Basutoland (Lesotho) gains independence from Britain

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

North African Country Bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

6 July 1964, Nyasaland gains independence and becomes the State of Malawi.

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

27 April 1961, Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain. The first peoples from Europe to explore here were the Port...

17 August 1960, Gabon gains independence from France

Cameroon is sometimes referred to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also...

Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean

15 August 1960, The Republic of Congo gains independence from France

9 October 1962, Uganda gains independence from Britain

7 August 1960, Ivory Coast gains independence from France Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualification

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

Rwanda is a land-locked Country located in the Eastern part of Africa. People began settling in the area as early as 10....

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

Mali, landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions. Mali is bounded on the north by ...

3 August 1960, Niger gains independence from France

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

an North African Country. With a Mediterranean Coastline and a Saharan Desert Interior.

6 July 1975, Most of the Comoros Islands declare independence from France.