It is one of the smallest countries in Africa and borders Mali, Liberia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. Located in the west of Africa it is a small coastal nation. It was an important state prior to the capture by Europeans. Indenie and Sanwi were the two Agni kingdoms which demanded their own identity after the independence of Cote d’Ivoire. The treaty of 1843 and 1844 made Cote d’Ivoire an associated state of France in the year 1893 and it became a part of scramble of Africa and a French colony. The country got independence on 7th August 1960. It was under the rule of Felix Houphouet Boigny from 1960 to 1993. This country has maintained good relations with its neighbors and West African countries especially with France. After the end of Felix Houphouet Boigny the country has faced two  [...] 

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Congo Brazzaville or the Congo is located in Central Africa; the country is bordered with Cameroon, Central African Republic, Angolan exclave, and Gulf of Guinea. Bantu tribes were the people who built the main links in the Congo River basin. It was a French colony after the independence in 1960 the French region of Middle Congo turned into Republic of Congo. It was a single party state led by Marxist-Leninist from the year 1970 to 1991, after the multi party elections in 1992 a democratic government was made after 1997 civil war. Pygmy people where the early inhabitants and disappeared when Bantu tribes came and made expansions. Angola, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo are still the areas of conflicts in case of ethnic and religion problems. In the 15th century the people of Congo River came  [...] 

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Union of the Comoros is located in the eastern coast of Africa and an island nation in the Indian Ocean. It is on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel. Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Seychelles are the nearest countries of Comoros. It is the member state of the Arab League and is the third smallest African nation. The name came from the word Qamar means Moon. There are four major islands in the country of Comoros and they are Mwali, Mahore, Nzwani, and Ngazidja as well as there are smaller islands. The Mayotte island located in this country is not administered by the Union of Comoros but France consider this island as overseas collectivity and this island was voted for independence and it became the overseas department of France. The African and Austronesian were the first inhabitants  [...] 

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The Republic of Chad located in Central Africa is a landlocked country. Bordered with different provinces like, Libya, Sudan, Nigeria, Niger etc Chad is away from the sea with desert climate, and is divided into major geographical regions. The country is named on Lake Chad which is the second largest wetland in Africa. Emi Koussi is the highest peak of Chad. N’Djamena is the capital of Chad and is the largest city. The country has over 200 different linguistic and ethnic groups. People got attracted towards the trans-Saharan trade in the end of 1st millennium BC and people starting coming which lead to business with when empires and states rose and by the year 1920 it became the part of French Equatorial Africa. Francois Tombalbaye was the leader from which Chad got independence in the year  [...] 

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Always other’s pain teaches us many things in life. Nowadays due to the advance technology and rapidly growing media industry, you can actually vision the disasters even if you cannot visit that place. That sight brings so many emotions but yes it gives away a lot. Like whenever I see any war affected area, it always depicts the glorious past but, simultaneously it also reveals the shattered present and a fateful future. Your heart melts when you see such sites while it keeps reminding your brain the consequences of war. I really imagine who invented this word and this concept; it is the prime reason for the creation of rift in human mind. These wars have turned the most beautiful cities in huge blunders. And the worst part is maximum number of people that gets sacrificed are all innocent.  [...] 

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It is a landlocked country surrounded with many countries in Central Africa. Sudano- Guinea savannas covers most of the regions of Central African Republic. On the north side it is also covered with Sahelo- Sudanian zone. In the south it is covered with equatorial forest zone. The two third parts of this country lies on the basins of Ubangi River and flows towards the south into the Congo River. The remaining area of Central African Republic lies on the basins of Chari River which flows towards the north into Lake Chad. Most of the Central African Republic is located in the basins of Chari and Ubangi river basins. Ubangi- Chari is the French colony which is a semi independent territory of the French community. In the year 1960 it became an independent nation. Most of the presidents of CAR  [...] 

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The republic of Cape Verde an island country located on the north of Atlantic Ocean and western coast of Africa opposite to Senegal and Mauritania. Praia is the capital of Cape Verde. It was an undeveloped island which was discovered by the Portuguese in the 15th century, in the year 1975 it got independence from Portugal. The islands of Cape Verde were uninhabited before the arrival of the Europeans. The colony of Ribeira Grande was founded by Portuguese when they arrived at Santiago. Ribeira Grande was the first colony of Europeans in this tropical zone. The islands got the name as Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) because of the near by Cap Vert on the coast of Senegal this name was given by Portuguese. This land was the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century and was attacked by the Pirates. Ribeira  [...] 

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The unitary Republic of Cameroon is a country which connects western and central Africa. Surrounded by Nigeria on the west side, and east side with the Central African Republic, Chad on the northeast side and Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo on the south side. The Bight of Bonny is the costal line of Cameroon which is the part of Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Guinea. This country is also called as “Africa in miniature” for its cultural and geological diversity. There are many beaches, deserts, mountains, savannas and rainforests and Mount Cameroon is the highest point which is located in the southwest. Garoua, Yaounde, Douala are the largest cities of Cameroon. There are more than 200 different linguistic and ethnic groups. This country is branded for its indigenous style  [...] 

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Surrounded by six countries it is landlocked nation in West Africa. Niger from the east, Mali from the north, Ghana and Togo from the south, Benin from the south east side, Cote d Ivories from the south west. It was previously called as Republic of Upper Volta and was renamed by the president Thomas Sankara on 4th August, 1984. It was called as “The land of upright people” and now with the name Burkina Faso where Burkina means “men of integrity” and Faso means “father’s house”. Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso, after the independence from France in the year 1960 the change started after this year in the government operations at present it operates in a different way then before. This country is stated at sixth place in the Human Development Index. The hunter-gathers  [...] 

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The Republic of Botswana is a surrounded by land country. It is located in Southern region of Africa. General public of Botswana are known as the “Batswana” (singular: Motswana), in spite of the variation in ethnicity. In earlier times the Republic of Botswana was a British territory of Bechuanaland. Later the region of Botswana had adopted its new-fangled name after flattering its freedom in the Commonwealth on 30 September of the year 1966. It is surrounded by South Africa to the south as well as the southeastern edge. Namibia is located to the west as well as north of the country and Zimbabwe is placed to the northeastern edge. It congregates with Zambia at a particular point. In nature the nation is horizontal and up to 70% of the total area of Botswana is enclosed by the Kalahari  [...] 

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Anguilla is a British out of the country territory. It is located in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly areas of the Leeward Islands which are positioned in the Lesser Antilles. The entire country includes the main island of Anguilla itself. The length of the island is approximately 26 km where as the width of the island is 5 km. At the wide set point of the island many small islands come together to form the area. There is no permanent habitation in this region. The capital of the island is The Valley. The entirety land region of the country is near about 91 sq km, the total population of the island is approximately 13,500 (as counted in the year 2006). History Anguilla was for the very first time established by Amerindian tribes who migrated to the region from the South America.  [...] 

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