Category Archives: Africa

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Sao Tome and Principe Society

São Tomé and Príncipe is a small island nation located off the western coast of Africa. It is composed of two main islands, São Tomé and Príncipe, as well as several smaller islands. The country has a population of around 200,000 people and is the smallest country in both size and population in all of… Read More »

Benin Society

Benin is a small country located in West Africa, bordered by Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso and Niger. It has an estimated population of 11.7 million people and is the home of the Yoruba, Fon and Bariba ethnic groups. Benin is considered to be a relatively stable democracy with a strong civil society and vibrant culture.… Read More »

Madagascar Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

According to Aristmarketing, Madagascar is an island nation located off the coast of Southeast Africa in the Indian Ocean. It is the fourth largest island in the world, with an area of 587,041 square kilometers (226,658 square miles). The population of Madagascar is estimated to be over 25 million people. The official languages are Malagasy… Read More »

Togo Presidents and Prime Ministers

National Flag of Togo According to aceinland, the national flag of Togo is a horizontal tricolor with equal stripes of green, yellow, and red. The colors are said to represent the nation’s three main ethnic groups: green for the Ewe people, yellow for the Kabye people, and red for the Gurma people. The flag also… Read More »

Gabon Presidents and Prime Ministers

National Flag of Gabon According to aceinland, the national flag of Gabon is composed of three vertical stripes in yellow, green, and blue. The yellow stripe is located at the left side of the flag and represents the sun. The green stripe in the middle stands for the lush forests and natural resources of Gabon,… Read More »

Botswana Presidents and Prime Ministers

National Flag of Botswana According to aceinland, the national flag of Botswana is a horizontal tricolor of light blue, black, and white. The light blue stands for water, the black symbolizes the people of Botswana, and the white represents peace. The flag was adopted on September 30th, 1966 and was designed by school teacher Mr.… Read More »

Cairo, Egypt

According to zipcodesexplorer.com, Cairo (Arabic al-Qāhira – “victorious”) is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa. The Egyptians themselves often call it Masr. This is a noisy, eclectic and sometimes very dirty metropolis, which has gained fame as the Arab Rome – for a huge number of ancient monuments and the same… Read More »

Africa

Africa history In North Africa there was in 700-tfKr. formed an alliance of trading cities under the leadership of Phoenician Carthage, which conquered northern Tunisia and established trade links between the surrounding Libyan-Berber communities and the cities around the Mediterranean. In 146 BC. the Romans conquered Carthage and then established the province of Africa. Originally,… Read More »

Transportation in Zambia

According to baglib, the main domestic airports are located in Lusaka, Livingston, Ndola, Kitwe, Mfuwa, Kasama and Kasaba Bay, and dozens of minor airstrips are scattered throughout the country and serve charter flights. Regular domestic flights are operated by Proflight Air Services and occasionally South African Airlink. Tickets can be booked through any travel agent… Read More »

Sights of Morocco

Major cities in Morocco: Meknes – spread out among idyllic nature, fascinates with fabulous beauty. In the 17th century, Sultan Muley Ismail wanted to turn it into a dream. Palaces, mosques, gardens are living monuments of architecture that keep the secrets of past centuries. See Countryvv for labor market in Morocco. Fez is a center of… Read More »

Rwanda Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are French, Kinyarwanda and English. Business language is Swahili. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 02/01/2022 Heroes Day 07.04.2022 Genocide Remembrance Day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 05/01/2022 Labor Day 07/01/2022 Independence Day 04.07.2022 Liberation Day 08/15/2022 Assumption Day 10/01/2022 Patriotism Day 12/25/2022 Christmas 12/26/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com Duty free shopping Overview The following… Read More »

Reunion Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is French. Creole and Gujarati are also spoken. Public Holidays Source: Top-mba-universities.com Overview As in France (see France). Duty free shopping Overview France. The same regulations apply as for imports from non-EU countries. More information is available from Countryaah.com. Contact addresses annotation Réunion is a French overseas department (DOM), diplomatic responsibility… Read More »

Republic of the Congo Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is French. Lingala and Monokutuba are trade languages. Many regional dialects such as Sanga, Téké, Ubangi and Kikongo are also in use. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 03/08/2022 International Women’s Day 05/01/2022 Labor Day 06/10/2022 day of reconciliation 08/15/2022 National holiday 11/01/2022 all saints day 12/25/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com If… Read More »

Nigeria Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official language is English. The three main Nigerian languages ​​are Yoruba, Ibo/Igbo and Hausa, with over 400 other languages ​​spoken. Idioms Goodbye = Goodbye Eight = Eight Eighty = Eighty Exit = Exit Beer = Beer Please = Please Thank You = Thank you Tuesday = Tuesday Doctor = Doctor Thursday = Thursday… Read More »

Niger Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is French. Spoken languages ​​include Hausa (65% of the population) and Tamashagh, a Tuareg dialect, as well as Songhai-Jerma and Fulani. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 04/18/2022 easter monday 04/24/2022 Concord Day 05/01/2022 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 05/01/2022 Labor Day 07/09/2022 Tabaski (Islamic Festival of Sacrifice) 08/03/2022 Independence Day… Read More »

Namibia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is English (7%). Afrikaans (60%) is colloquial. German (32%) is common; numerous African languages ​​such as Ovambo and Herero are also spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 03/21/2022 Independence Day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 04/18/2022 easter monday 05/01/2022 Workers’ Day 05/04/2022 Cassinga day 05/25/2022 Africa day 05/26/2022 Ascension of Christ 08/26/2022… Read More »

Mozambique Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is Portuguese (27%). Kiswahili, Makua, Nyanja and other Bantu languages ​​are also spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 03.02.2022 Heroes Day 07.04.2022 women’s Day 05/01/2022 Workers’ Day 06/25/2022 Independence Day 07.09.2022 day of the victory 09/25/2022 Armed Forces Day (memorial day honoring the military) 04.10.2022 Day of Peace and Reconciliation… Read More »

Morocco Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official languages ​​are Arabic and the Berber language Tamazight. Other Berber languages ​​are spoken. The language of business and education is French, which is mainly spoken in business, government and administrative circles. Spanish is also spoken in the north, and some English is often spoken in the cities and tourist centers. Public… Read More »

Mauritius Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official languages ​​are English (business language) and French (educational language). Mauritian (French Creole), Indian languages ​​and Chinese are also spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/18/2022 Thaipoosam Cavadee 02/01/2022 Chinese New Years Festival 02/01/2022 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 03/01/2022 Maha Shivaratri 03/12/2022 National holiday 05/01/2022 Eid al-Fitr (End of… Read More »

Mauritania Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are Arabic and Wolof; French is the language of commerce and education. The Mauritanians of Arabic or Berber descent speak the Arabic Hassaniya dialect. In addition, other languages, including Solinke and Pulaar. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 05/01/2022 Labor Day 05/25/2022 African Independence Day (Organization of African Unity Founding Day) 07/09/2022… Read More »

Mali Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is French. Spoken languages ​​are Arabic, Bambara (80%), Songhai-Jerma, Manding, Soninké and Ful. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/20/2022 Armed Forces Day (memorial day honoring the military) 03/26/2022 Martyrs Day 04/18/2022 easter monday 05/01/2022 Labor Day 05/25/2022 Africa day 07/09/2022 Tabaski (Islamic Festival of Sacrifice) 09/22/2022 Independence Day 10/09/2022 Milad… Read More »

Malawi Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are Chichewa and English. Chitumbuka, Lomwe, Yao and Sena are also spoken regionally. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/15/2022 Chilembwe Remembrance Day 03/03/2022 Martyrs Day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 04/18/2022 easter monday 05/01/2022 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 05/01/2022 Labor Day 06/14/2022 Freedom Day 06.07.2022 day of the Republic 10/10/2022 Mother’s Day… Read More »

Madagascar Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Malagasy (Malagasy) and French are official languages, until 2010 English was also an official language. Other regional languages ​​such as Makoa or Swahili also serve as colloquial languages. English is only understood in the big cities, French is widely spoken. In the remote rural areas it is advisable to have a local guide… Read More »

About Rwanda

According to Extrareference, Rwanda is a small African republic located in the eastern part of the continent. Most of the country’s territory is covered with hills, as a result of which it began to be called the “Land of a Thousand Hills”. In 1962, Rwanda was proclaimed an independent republic, before that the country was… Read More »

Egypt Armed Forces

Army. – The balance of the war in 1930 amounted to Egyptian pounds. 1,785,000, equal to ITL. 169.500.000 and 4.6% of the general budget. Balanced force 22,000 men, including about 1000 officers. The supreme commander of the army is the king, who exercises his power through the minister of war, assisted by an advisory body,… Read More »

Ethiopia Literature

There is Ethiopian literature in the Ge‛èz language, written, whose origins date back to the first centuries of the Common Era: it consists for the most part of translations and is almost entirely Christian. From the 5th-6th century around 7th AD there were translations of the Bible from Greek and of other works with a… Read More »

Tunisia Economy in the 1970’s

In May 1975, according to census data it counted 5,588,209 residents distributed over a vast territory of 164,150 km 2(38,969 of which in discussion with Libya). Between 1956 and 1958 the great majority of the 255,324 Europeans (of which 180,440 French and 66,910 Italians) and of the 57,792 Israelites present in the country during the… Read More »

Algeria Geography – The Steppe Plateaus

The plateaus have borders clearly marked by important mountain groups. At the S. they reach the Saharan Atlas, which they understand under the climatic and anthropic point of view. To the N. and to the NE. they lead to a great chain, which crosses Algeria obliquely, from Tlemcen to Biscra. This chain has a deep… Read More »

Morocco Fauna and Flora

Fauna. – The Moroccan fauna, despite being essentially Palearctic in its fundamental lines, except for the inevitable infiltrations of Ethiopian elements, is characterized compared to the Algerian fauna, to which it is very similar, by a greater quantity of peculiar species. This derives, as Pallary notes, from the nature of the soil where the mountain… Read More »

South Africa Economic and Public Policy Between 1999 and 2006

During the period 1999-2006, a conservative economic policy and a favorable conjuncture assured economy of South Africa steady growth (see. Tab.). Government action – aimed at guaranteeing fiscal consolidation, control of inflationary pressure and efficient management of foreign exchange reserves – and structural reforms, albeit incomplete in some cases, initiated the opening of the market… Read More »