Country List of Africa
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo
29th of September 2022 09:41:01 AMBrief History The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest country on the African continent and has more than 200 different ethnic groups. The area was inhabited by native people for thousands of years, and human remains have been found that dated to 90,000 years ago. These early people…
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The Gambia
29th of September 2022 07:58:30 AMBrief History Not much is known about early Gambian history. The first written records of The Gambia came from Carthaginian travelers in the 9th and 10th centuries. The area that is now The Gambia was once a part of the Mali and Kabuu Empires. In 1588, trading rights were sold…
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Gabon
29th of September 2022 07:28:29 AMBrief History Pygmies were the earliest humans in Gabon, and their existence can be dated back to 7000 BC. During the 13th century, Bantu tribes entered the area. The first European exploration of Gabon was during the 15th century, when Portuguese explorers came to the area. The Dutch arrived in…
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Ethiopia
29th of September 2022 05:52:01 AMBrief History Ethiopia is one of the oldest independent nations in Africa. It has been inhabited for many thousands of years. The D’mt kingdom rose to power in Ethiopia during 10 BC. Then in the first century AD, the Aksumite kingdom rose to power, and their capital, called Askum, became…
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Eswatini
29th of September 2022 05:21:12 AMBrief History Humans have inhabited what is now Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) for a very long time. Artifacts dating back to the early Stone Age have been discovered in the area. The present people of Eswatini originally migrated south to Mozambique before the 16th century. Due to conflicts with…
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