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Somaliland. Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a partially recognised state in the Horn of Africa. It is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000??sq??mi), with approximately 6.2??million people as of 2024. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa.

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Cairo. Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c. 6000 years ago, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are today within the city.

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Asia. Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its 4.7??billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population.

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Nile. The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404??mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo. The Nile has played a central role in the environmental, economic, and cultural history of Africa for millennia.

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Kinshasa. Kinshasa, formerly named L??opoldville from 1881 to 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 18.5 million in 2026. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the third-most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa, the world's seventh-most populous city proper and fourth-most populous capital city. It is the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC, housing several industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, banking, and entertainment. The city also hosts some of the DRC's significant institutional buildings, such as the People's Palace, Palace of the Nation, Constitutional Court, Court of Cassation, Council of State, African Union City, Marble Palace, Government House, Kinshasa Financial Center, and other national departments and agencies.

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European Union. The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255??km2 (1,634,469??sq??mi) and an estimated population of over 450??million as of 2025, its member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around ???18.802 trillion in 2025, accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output. The EU is often described as a sui generis political entity combining characteristics of both a federation and a confederation.

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African Groundnut Council. The African Groundnut Council is an Intergovernmental organization designed to promote groundnuts produced in the countries of the Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal, the Sudan and Nigeria.

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Ubangi River. The Ubangi River, also spelled Oubangui, is a river in Central Africa, and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, forming the border between Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Subsequently, the Ubangi bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui, the capital of the CAR, after which it flows south????? forming the border between the DRC and the Republic of the Congo. The Ubangi finally joins the Congo River at Liranga.

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Pico do Fogo. Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres (9,281??ft) above sea level. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary vent erupted in 1995. The only deadly eruption was in 1847 when earthquakes killed several people.

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Lake Tanganyika. Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area. The lake is shared among four countries???Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Zambia???with Tanzania (46%) and the DRC (40%) possessing the majority of the lake. It drains via the Lukuga River into the Congo River system, which ultimately discharges at Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic Ocean.

Burundi Dem. Rep. of Congo Tanzania Zambia Africa

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Black Volta. The Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352??km (840??mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. It is one of the three main parts of the Volta, with the White Volta and the Red Volta.

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Ouagadougou. Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It has a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies.

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Limpopo River. The Limpopo River rises in South Africa and flows generally eastward through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean. The river is approximately 1,750??km (1,090??mi) long, with a drainage basin of 415,000??km2 (160,000??mi2) in size. The mean discharge measured over a year is 170??m3/s (6,000??cu??ft/s) to 313??m3/s (11,100??cu??ft/s) at its mouth. The Limpopo is the second largest African river that drains to the Indian Ocean, after the Zambezi.

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Africa/Abidjan. IANA time zone

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Africa/Algiers. IANA timezone

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Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian. Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

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Ethiopia???s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained. Over 50 million Ethiopians are registered to vote, with youth and women forming a significant share of the electorate.

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WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims??? bodies in Ituri province

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Nigeria's Rabe Abubakar: Retired general abducted with wife in north-west. Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar's kidnapping highlights continuing security challenges facing parts of the country.

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El jefe de la OMS celebra 5 recuperaciones de ??bola al inaugurar un centro de tratamiento en Congo. BUNIA, Rep??blica Democr??tica del Congo (AP) ??? Cinco pacientes se han recuperado de un tipo raro de ??bola, afirm?? el domingo el director de la Organizaci??n Mundial de la Salud durante una visita a la ciudad de Bunia, en el este de Rep??blica Democr??tica del Congo, que se encuentra en el coraz??n de un

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WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo. The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo.

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The Guide #244: From Chinese microdramas to an Arctic comedy ??? what the world is watching. Our global writers share the shows captivating local audiences, from C??te d???Ivoire???s hottest soap to the next best thing out of Canada since Heated Rivalry

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