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Afghanistan

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The National Museum of Afghanistan in 2005

The National Museum of Afghanistan (Dari: موزیم ملی افغانستان, Mūzīyam-e mellī-ye Afghānestān; Pashto: د افغانستان ملی موزیم, Də Afghānistān Millī Mūzīyəm) is a two-story building located across the street from the Darul Aman Palace in the Darulaman area of Kabul, Afghanistan. It was once considered to be one of the world's finest museums. There have been reports about expanding the museum or building a new larger one. (Full article...)

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Image 1Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf sent more troops against the United Front of Ahmad Shah Massoud than the Afghan Taliban. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 2An Afghan man with a tasbih (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 3NATO's military terminal at Kabul International Airport (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 4A miniature from Padshahnama depicting the surrender of the Shia Safavid garrison of Kandahar in 1638 to the Mughal army of Shah Jahan commanded by Kilij Khan. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 5Alexander's troops beg to return home from India in plate 3 of 11 by Antonio Tempesta of Florence, 1608. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 6Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaking before U.S. Congress in June 2004 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 7A map of Afghanistan showing the 2021 Taliban offensive (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 8President Hamid Karzai observing the honor guard of the Afghan armed forces during the 2011 Afghan Independence Day. (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 9Map of Afghanistan 1839–1863, showing the First Anglo-Afghan war, and unification of Afghanistan by Dost Mohammad Khan (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 10Songbirds in cages at a farm in Nangarhar Province, used for the pleasure of the site's farmers (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 11Mohammad Zahir Shah in 1963
Image 12Kushan territories (full line) and maximum extent of Kushan dominions under Kanishka (dotted line), according to the Rabatak inscription (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 13Taliban fighters patrolling Kabul in a Humvee, 17 August 2021 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 14Women dancing in traditional dress in San Francisco (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 15Gandhara Kingdom in Early Vedic Period, around 1500 BCE (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 16Kabul during civil war in 1993 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 17From left to right: Abdullah Abdullah, John Kerry and Ashraf Ghani during the 2014 Afghan presidential election (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 18Alexander Empire in South Asia (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 19Mongol invasions and conquests seriously depopulated large areas of Afghanistan (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 20Women painting at the Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan (CCAA) in Kabul. (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 21Tents of Afghan nomads in the northern Badghis Province of Afghanistan. Early peasant farming villages came into existence in Afghanistan about 7,000 years ago. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 22Map of the situation in Afghanistan in August 2001 until October 2001 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 23Map of Ghurid territory, before the assassination of Muhammad of Ghor. In the west, Ghurid territory extended to Nishapur and Merv, while Ghurid troops reached as far as Gorgan on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Eastward, the Ghurids invaded as far as Bengal. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 24Present-day location of Afghanistan in Asia (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 25Hotaki Empire, 1728 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 26Players in a game of buzkashi, the national sport (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 27Herat Citadel in the western Afghan city of Herat (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 28Ethnolinguistic groups in Afghanistan in 1982 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 29Ethno-linguistic map of Afghanistan 1997 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 30Soldiers of the Afghan National Army in 2010, including the ANA Commando Battalion standing in the front.
Image 31Afghan musicians in Farah, Afghanistan. (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 32Elements of Afghan culture including: tabla and harmonium musical instruments, an Afghan carpet, teapot, and sheer pira dessert (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 33Ghaznavid Empire at its greatest extent in 1030 CE (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 34Modern-day sketch work of Mahmud Hotak (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 35The day after the Marxist revolution on April 28, 1978 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 36Timurid Empire at its greatest extent in 1405 (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 37The Mahajanapadas, including the Gandhara and Kambojas kingdoms and Achaemenid Empire in West, around c. 500 BCE (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 38The Sasanian Empire at its greatest extent c. 620, under Khosrow II (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 39Gandhara Buddhist reliquary with content, including Indo-Parthian coins. 1st century CE.
Image 40Arachosia, Aria and Bactria were the ancient satraps of the Achaemenid Empire that made up most of what is now Afghanistan during 500 BCE. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 41Much of the area corresponding to modern-day Afghanistan was subordinated to the Achaemenid Empire (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 42The Bimaran casket, representing the Buddha surrounded by Brahma (left) and Śakra (right) was found inside a stupa with coins of Azes inside. British Museum. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 43Map of the situation in Afghanistan in late 1996; Massoud (red), Dostum (green) and Taliban (yellow) territories. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 44Map of the region during the 7th century (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 45Map of the Hotak Empire during the Reign of Mirwais Hotak, 1715. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 46Map of Afghanistan (Emirate) and surrounding nations, dated 1860. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 47Approximate maximum extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 180 BCE, including the regions of Tapuria and Traxiane to the West, Sogdiana and Ferghana to the north, Bactria and Arachosia to the south. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 48An Afghan boy with a kite (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 49King Yaqub Khan with Britain's Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, 26 May 1879, on the occasion of the signing of the Treaty of Gandamak (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 50Vishnu Nicolo Seal representing Vishnu with a worshipper (probably Mihirakula), 4th–6th century CE. The inscription in cursive Bactrian reads: "Mihira, Vishnu and Shiva". British Museum. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 51Some of the popular Afghan dishes, from left to right: 1. Lamb grilled kebab (seekh kabab); 2. Palao and salad; 3. Tandoori chicken; and 4. Mantu (dumplings). The Afghan cuisine includes a blend of Central Asian, Eastern Asian, South Asian and the Middle Eastern cuisines. Nearly all Afghan dishes are non-spicy. (from Culture of Afghanistan)
Image 52Outside the Presidential Palace in Kabul, a day after the Marxist revolution on April 28, 1978. (from History of Afghanistan)
Image 53Typical Afghan food table (from Culture of Afghanistan)

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Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. Algeria has a semi-arid climate, with the Sahara desert dominating most of the territory except for its fertile and mountainous north, where most of the population is concentrated. Spanning 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), it is the world's tenth largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa. With a population of 44 million, Algeria is the tenth-most populous country in Africa, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast. (Full article...)

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Benin (/bɛˈniːn/ ben-EEN, /bɪˈniːn/ bin-EEN; French: Bénin [benɛ̃] , Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 114,763 km² (44,310 sq mi), and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million.0 It is a small, tropical country. It is one of the least developed, with an economy heavily dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence agriculture.^{[better source needed]} (Full article...)

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Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. (Full article...)

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Burundi is a producer of columbium (niobium) and tantalum ore, tin ore, and tungsten ore, and some deposits of gold which are designated for export. Burundi has resources of copper, cobalt, nickel, feldspar, phosphate rock, quartzite, and rare reserves of uranium, and vanadium. The country is also a producer of limestone, peat, sand and gravel for domestic consumption and as building materials. As of 2005, manufacturing accounted for 8% of the country's gross domestic product. (Full article...)

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Image 1Burundian Drummers (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 2People fleeing during 1993 Burundian genocide (from History of Burundi)
Image 3Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura. (from History of Burundi)
Image 4Football in Burundi (from Culture of Burundi)
Image 5The flag of the Kingdom of Burundi (1962–1966). (from History of Burundi)
Image 6Central Bujumbura, capital of Burundi (from Culture of Burundi)

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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km² (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 23,674,480. Previously called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabè, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. (Full article...)

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Bénoué National Park is a national park of Cameroon and a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve. It is 180,000 ha (440,000 acres) in size. The park has a wide frontage to the Bénoué River, which stretches for over 100 km (62 mi), forming the eastern boundary. The public road to Tcholliré cuts across the northern part of the park. The western boundary is made up of the main road linking the towns of Garoua to the north, with Ngaoundéré to the south. The park can be accessed coming north from Ngaoundéré. (Full article...)

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Image 1Giraffes in Waza National Park (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 2Kribi Beach (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 3Gorilla at Mefou primate sanctuary (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 4Limbe Beach with people engaging in various activities (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 5Cameroonian fashion is varied and often mixes modern and traditional elements. Note the wearing of sun glasses, Monk shoes, sandals, and a Smartwatch. (from Culture of Cameroon)
Image 6A musician plays traditional African music during the closing ceremony of French RECAMP-concept (reinforcement of African peacekeeping capacities) in Douala, November 23, 2006 (from Culture of Cameroon)
Image 7Hippopotamus at the Benoue National Park (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 8National Museum, Yaounde (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 9Reunification Monument, Yaounde (from Tourism in Cameroon)
Image 10Chimpanzee at Mefou primate sanctuary (from Tourism in Cameroon)

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Cape Verde (/ˈvɜːrd(i)/ , VURD or VUR-dee) or Cabo Verde (/ˌkɑːboʊ ˈvɜːrdeɪ/ , /ˌkæb-/ KA(H)B-oh VUR-day; Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ˈveɾðɨ]), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometres (320 and 460 nautical miles) west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles. (Full article...)

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Central African Republic

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The Aka or Biaka (also Bayaka, Babenzele) are a nomadic Mbenga pygmy people. They live in south-western Central African Republic and in northern Republic of the Congo. They are related to the Baka people of Cameroon, Gabon, northern Congo, and southwestern Central African Republic. (Full article...)

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Lieutenant Colonel Alexandre Banza (10 October 1932 – 12 April 1969) was a military officer and politician in the Central African Republic. Born in Carnot, Ubangi-Shari, Banza served with the French Army during the First Indochina War before joining the Central African Armed Forces. As commander of the Camp Kassaï military base in 1965, Banza helped Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrow the government of President David Dacko. Bokassa rewarded Banza by appointing him as minister of state and minister of finance in the new government. Banza quickly established the new regime's reputation abroad and forged diplomatic relations with other countries. In 1967, Bokassa and his protégé had a major argument over the president's extravagances. In April 1968, Bokassa removed Banza as minister of finance. Recognizing Bokassa's attempts to undermine him, Banza made a number of remarks highly critical of the president's handling of the government. Bokassa responded by abolishing the minister of state position.

Banza soon decided to stage a coup d'état. He confided in a few military officers, who he hoped would support his attempt to gain power. One of his confidants, Jean-Claude Mandaba, contacted the president and informed him of the date of the coup, 9 April 1969. Hours before he was going to execute his bid for power, Banza was ambushed by Mandaba and taken directly to Bokassa. Bokassa nearly beat Banza to death before Mandaba suggested that Banza be put on trial for appearance's sake. On 12 April, Banza presented his case to a military tribunal, which quickly sentenced him to death by firing squad. He was reportedly taken to an open field, where he was executed and buried in an unmarked grave. Alternate circumstances of Banza's death have been reported in Time and Le Monde. In the aftermath of the failed coup, Banza's family, mistress and close associates were all arrested and either sent to jail or deported. With Banza eliminated, Bokassa spent extravagantly and surrounded himself with adulators. (Full article...)

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Image 1Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 2A food aid convoy in the Central African Republic in 2007 (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 3Fufu (pictured right) is a staple food of West and Central Africa. It is a thick paste made by boiling starchy root vegetables in water and pounding the mixture with a mortar and pestle. Peanut soup is pictured at left (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 4Faustin Touadera succeeded interim head Catherine Samba-Panza to become president following the 2015–16 elections (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 5Location of the Central African Republic (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 6Rebel in northern Central African Republic in 2007. (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 7A French cuisine boulangerie in Bangui (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 8First Central African President David Dacko in 1962 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 9Palm wine (from Cuisine of the Central African Republic)
Image 10A soldier with France's 11th Marine Artillery Regiment during military exercises in the Central African Republic in 1992 (from History of the Central African Republic)
Image 11Séléka advances in C.A.R. (December 2012–March 2013) (from History of the Central African Republic)

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Chad maintains sizable reserves of crude oil which, alongside agriculture, makes up the largest share of the landlocked former French colony's export revenue. Producing around 100,000 barrels of oil a day, most of Chad's crude comes from its reserves in the Doba Basin in southern Chad where oil was discovered in the early 1970s by foreign drillers. There is an estimated one billion barrels of oil in Chad, most of it being exploited by hundreds of rigs operated by Western companies such as Exxon-Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell. However, many challenges exist to Chad's petroleum industry including but not limited to corruption, internal conflict, and geography. Since Chad is landlocked, most of Chad's oil exports are transported out of the country by a pipeline that leads to the Cameroonian port city of Kribi. This pipeline, owned by a consortium, has come under fire due to allegations of exploitation by international corruption watchdogs, and Chadian politicians. In addition, environmentalists have voiced their concerns over the pipeline's impact on the natural environment, citing several spills. (Full article...)

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The Chadian–Libyan War was a series of military campaigns in Chad between 1978 and 1987, fought between Libyan and allied Chadian forces against Chadian groups supported by France, with the occasional involvement of other foreign countries and factions. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Aozou Strip (dark green), claimed and occupied by Libya between 1976 and 1987, and territories held by Libyan-backed GUNT-forces (light green) (from History of Chad)
Image 2Chad is divided into three distinct zones, the Sudanian Savanna in the south, the Sahara Desert in the north, and the Sahelian belt in the center. (from Chad)
Image 3Group of Kanem-Bu warriors. The Kanem–Bornu Empire controlled almost all of what is today Chad. (from Chad)
Image 4An African bush elephant (from Chad)
Image 5Fried or Grilled Grasshoppers (from Chad)
Image 6A Chadian tailor sells traditional dresses. (from Chad)
Image 7A proportional representation of Chad exports, 2019 (from Chad)
Image 8Women in Mao, where water is provided by a water tower. Access to clean water is often a problem in Chad. (from Chad)
Image 9A Chadian soldier fighting for Free France during World War II. The Free French Forces included 15,000 soldiers from Chad. (from Chad)
Image 10Despite internal political opposition, coup attempts, and a civil war, Idriss Déby continuously ruled Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. (from Chad)
Image 11Mboum girls dancing in Chad (from Chad)
Image 12GDP per capita development of Chad, since 1950 (from Chad)
Image 13Embassy of Chad in Washington, D.C. (from Chad)
Image 14Toubou nomads in the Ennedi Mountains (from Chad)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo was tasked with moving from the state riven by the Second Congo War (1998–2003) to a government based upon a constitution agreed on by consensus. In 2001, President Laurent Kabila was assassinated, and his son Joseph Kabila was named head of state. (Full article...)

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Lake Assal (Arabic: بحيرة عسل Buḥayrah ʿAsal, lit. “Honey Lake”) is a crater lake in central-western Djibouti. It is located at the western end of Gulf of Tadjoura between Arta Region, and Tadjoura Region, touching Dikhil Region, at the top of the Great Rift Valley, some 120 km (75 mi) west of Djibouti city. Lake Assal is a saline lake that lies 155 m (509 ft) below sea level in the Afar Triangle, making it the lowest point on land in Africa and the third-lowest point on Earth after the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. No outflow occurs from the lake, and due to high evaporation, the salinity level of its waters is 10 times that of the sea, making it the fifth most saline body of water in the world, behind Garabogazköl, Lake Retba, and Gaet'ale Pond. The salt in the lake is exploited under four concessions awarded in 2002 at the southeast end of the lake; the major share of production (nearly 80%) is held by Société d’Exploitation du Lac and Société d’Exploitation du Salt Investment S.A de Djibouti. (Full article...)

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Image 1Boulevard Cheikh Maktoum in Balbala, a suburb of Djibouti City
Image 2The Arrei Mountains, viewed from Ali Sabieh
Image 3A map of Djibouti (2012)
Image 4Members of the Djibouti Army stand at attention at the closing ceremonies of the multi-national, Eastern Africa Standby Force Field Training Exercise in Grand Bara, Djibouti, 4 December 2009.
Image 5A mosque in the city of Djibouti, Djibouti
Image 6A view of Ghoubbet-el-Kharab (قبة الخراب, "the Gulf of the Demons"), a Djiboutian cove separated from the Gulf of Tadjoura by a violent current
Image 7A local villager and his camel pass in front of the nearly complete eco dome project at Karabti San, Djibouti, November 2012,. U.S. service members assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa worked with local villagers to build the 21-foot-tall structure, which will serve as the village’s community building.
Image 8A panoramic view of Lake Assal
Image 9A satellite image of Djibouti (2011)
Image 10A view of Randa, Djibouti, 2016
Image 11A view of Lake Abbe, a salt lake on the Djibouti-Ethiopia border
Image 12An 1894 stamp of Obock. During its time as a French colony, Obock issued its own postage stamps.

Eritrea

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The National Museum of Eritrea is a national museum in Asmara, Eritrea. Established in 1992 by Woldeab Woldemariam, it was originally located in the former Governor's Palace until 1997, when it was moved. The venue has since been relocated to the former Comboni Sisters School for Women. (Full article...)

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