Niger Population
Niger is one of the hottest and driest countries in the world. Strong population growth, a lack...
Category: Guide to Africa
Namibia Population
Namibia is one of the driest countries in the world, and sparsely populated. The country became independent...
Mozambique Population
After Mozambique became independent from Portugal in 1975, the country suffered a civil war for 16 years....
Morocco Population
Morocco is a kingdom located in North Africa with coasts both to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic...
Mauritius Population
The island state of Mauritius has been a stable democracy since independence, and is today among Africa’s...
Mauritania Population
The former French colony of Mauritania is one of the driest countries in the world. Attempts to...
Mali Population
Mali has long been a center of trade and culture in northwest Africa. Today, the country is...
Malawi Population
As one of the poorest countries in the world, Malawi relies heavily on aid. Most of the...
Madagascar Population
Madagascar has long been characterized by political uncertainty and poverty. Due to its isolated location, the island...
Libya Population
Libya became independent in 1951, as one of the first countries in Africa. In 2011, dictator Muammar...
Liberia Population
Liberia is Africa’s oldest republic and was founded by freed American slaves in 1821. Key figures and...
Lesotho Population
Lesotho is a small mountain country in South Africa that has been populated for over 50,000 years....
Kenya Population
Kenya became independent from Britain’s colonial rule in 1963. After several years of economic downturn, the country’s...
Guinea-Bissau Population
Guinea-Bissau is one of the world’s poorest countries and has been politically unstable since its release in...
Guinea Population
Guinea is very rich in natural resources, but war, corruption and political instability have made the country...
Ghana Population
In 1957, Ghana became the first former colony in West Africa to achieve independence. The country is...
Gambia Population
The Gambia is the smallest country on the African mainland. The country has few natural resources and...
Gabon Population
Gabon has a rich diversity of nature with large protected national parks. The extraction and export of...
Ethiopia Population
Ethiopia is one of the few countries in Africa that was never colonized. The country depends on...
Eritrea Population
Eritrea is one of the world’s poorest countries. Since independence from Ethiopia in 1993, the country has...
Equatorial Guinea Population
Equatorial Guinea has been a brutal dictatorship since independence in 1969, and the president is the world’s...
Djibouti Population
Djibouti has become an important hub in Africa due to its location at the inlet of the...
Democratic Republic of the Congo Population
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa. Despite extensive natural resources, the...
Ivory Coast Population
Formerly known as Côte d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast has long been one of the most stable and prosperous...
Comoros Population
The Comoros have had 21 coups and coup attempts since becoming an independent nation in 1974 and...
Chad Population
Chad became an independent republic in 1960, and has since been characterized by instability, civil war and...
Central African Republic Population
The Central African Republic is rich in natural resources. However, the country is among the world’s poorest...
Cape Verde Population
The island state was uninhabited when the Portuguese discovered and colonized the islands in the 1400s. Cape...
Cameroon Population
Cameroon is one of the most culturally, geographically and linguistically diverse countries on the African continent, and...
Burundi Population
Burundi is one of Africa’s most densely populated countries. It is characterized economically and socially by the...
