#ANCIENT CITIES OF AFRICA PLUS#
The region that was the wellspring of most early hominids, comprising nations that border the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, plus a few neighbouring landlocked nations. The heart of Africa, with high mountains in the east and the world's second largest jungle - the Congo rainforest.Įast Africa ( Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda) A rapidly bustling and developing area.Ĭentral Africa ( Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan) Most of these countries have a Christian south that was more directly affected by European colonisation and a Muslim north that was more influenced by the colonizing Arabs. West Africa ( Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo) There are many ancient sites from pyramids to mosques as well as a nomadic way of life in some regions. The desert and savannah nations that span the Sahel and southern half of the Sahara Desert. Sahel ( Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sudan) The Arab and Berber nations that rim the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the northwestern Atlantic coast of Africa with many ancient sites, being part of various civilizations including Ancient Egypt, the Greeks, the Punic empire and the Roman empire. North Africa ( Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara) Except for Liberia, Darwiish State and Ethiopia, the entire continent was occupied during the Scramble for Africa. While there are places resembling the stereotypical Africa of war, famine, and poverty, most of the continent is peaceful. While some people in the West refer to Africa as if it were a single country, one should remember the sheer size of the continent, and that Africa is not one country but 54 different countries, meaning that it is impossible to make generalisations of Africa as a whole.Īfrica today is a vast continent with many bustling metropolises, some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet, and amazingly diverse and beautiful landscapes. You can purchase crafts in markets, venture into the Sahara with a Tuareg caravan, visit pygmy villages, hike through jungles to watch gorillas, relax on tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, experience arguably the world's best wildlife safaris, snack on exotic treats, travel down a river in a dugout "pirogue", travel across savannah on a colonial-era railway, and much more.Īfrica is a very diverse continent, with each country, or even each part of a country having its own unique culture. While the first activity most people associate with Africa is safaris, there are endless possibilities for adventure. Djibouti's Lake Assal is the second lowest point on Earth, the saltiest lake outside Antarctica, and one of the hottest places on Earth. Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is the world's tallest free-standing mountain at 5,890m (19,340 ft). Africa contains the world's longest river-the 6,650km long (4,100 mi) Nile River running from Burundi to Egypt-while the Congo River in the DRC is the second largest in terms of discharge as well as the deepest with a depth of over 230m (750 ft) in some spots.
#ANCIENT CITIES OF AFRICA SKIN#
Africa is a vast continent spanning over 8,000km (5,000 mi) north to south and 7,500km (4,800 mi) east to west (not including islands) and contains a wide array of peoples, skin colors, religions, and cultures. Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, by the Red Sea to the northeast, and by the Indian Ocean to the southeast. Africa has 54 sovereign countries-the most on any continent-and is the second largest continent in terms of both land area and population.