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Cairo (/ˈkaɪroʊ/ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest...

Timbuktu (/ˌtɪmbʌkˈtuː/ TIM-buk-TOO; French: Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; Tuareg: ⵜⵏⵀⵗⵜ, romanized: Tin Bukt) is an ancient city in Mali, situated...

The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing...

Western Sahara, formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara, is a disputed territory claimed by both the Kingdom of Morocco and the Popular Front for...

Zaire (Portuguese: Zaire, French: Zaïre, Kongo: Nzadi) is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies 40,130 square kilometres (15,490 sq mi) in the...

The al-Hakim Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحاكم, romanized: Masjid al-Ḥākim), nicknamed al-Anwar (Arabic: الانور, lit. 'the Illuminated'), is a historic mosque...

Christianity in Ethiopia is the country's largest religion with members making up 68% of the population. Christianity in Ethiopia dates back to the ancient...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Zambia face challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is illegal...

"Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea" (Tigrinya: ኤርትራ ኤርትራ ኤርትራ, romanized: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra) is the national anthem of Eritrea. Adopted in 1993 shortly after...

To assist in the decolonization process of the Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara), a colony in North Africa, the United Nations General Assembly in 1975...

The Kindu Massacre, or Kindu Atrocity, took place on 11 or 12 November 1961 in Kindu Port-Émpain, in the Congo-Léopoldville (the former Belgian Congo)...

Benedicto Kagimu Mugumba Kiwanuka (8 May 1922 – 22 September 1972) was the first prime minister of Uganda, a leader of the Democratic Party, and one of...

The Association des Guides du Togo (AGT, Guides Association of Togo) is the national Guiding organization of Togo. It serves 2,495 members (as of 2003)...

Beginning with the Kingdom of Aksum, Ethiopia's territory evolved significantly through conquest of the lands surrounding it. Strong Aksumite trading partnerships...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the national public health institute for Nigeria. It is a federal government agency under the Federal...

Under apartheid in South Africa, Apartheid laws and social norms assigned black women a lower status, leading to what is now known as the “triple oppression”...

Reza de Wet (11 May 1952 – 27 January 2012) was a South African playwright. Reza de Wet, born in a small town named Senekal in the Free State of South...

Mista Shaw (born June 1, 1989) is a Ghanaian musician known for his involvement in the music duo PhootPrintz. He was born in Tema. In 2013, Mista Shaw...

Dauramapronunciation or Magajiya Dauramapronunciation (c. 9th century) was a ruler of the Hausa people who, as the Last Kabara of Daura, presided over...

Mohamed A.M. Ismail (Arabic: محمد عبد المجيد إسماعيل) (born 24 November 1967) is an Egyptian jurist. He is vice-president of the Egyptian State Council...