Category: Places
A Central African country with rainforests, oil wealth, and relatively high standard of living.
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Gabon has set aside about 11% of its territory for national parks.
An ancient East African country with diverse cultures, coffee origins, and rapid economic growth.
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Ethiopian Airlines is one of Africa's largest and most successful carriers.
A small Southern African kingdom known for traditional culture, HIV challenges, and sugar exports.
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Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is one of Africa's last absolute monarchies.
A Northeast African country on the Red Sea with Italian colonial architecture and recent independence.
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Asmara, Eritrea's capital, is known for its well-preserved Italian modernist buildings.
A small Central African country with significant oil wealth and Spanish colonial heritage.
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Equatorial Guinea is Africa's only Spanish-speaking sovereign nation.
A North African country with ancient civilization heritage, the Nile River, and significant Arab influence.
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We marveled at the Pyramids of Giza during our trip to Egypt.
A small Horn of Africa nation strategically located by the Red Sea, hosting foreign military bases.
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Djibouti's port serves as a key shipping hub for the East Africa region.
A West African economic powerhouse known for cocoa production, French influence, and political recovery.
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Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa beans.
A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.
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Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.
A small volcanic island nation off East Africa with Arab-French-African culture and fragrant ylang-ylang exports.
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The Comoros is one of the world's leading producers of ylang-ylang essential oil.
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