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Articles about Africa

How to get a visa for Zimbabwe

by Carlota | November 30, 2020

Zimbabwe is located in southern Africa and shares with Zambia one of the largest waterfalls in the world, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Victoria Falls. It is also considered one of the Seven Natural...

How to get a visa for Madagascar

by Carlota | November 26, 2020

Madagascar is an island east of Mozambique off the coast of south-east Africa. It is the largest island in Africa and has a unique wildlife ecosystem. An island that mixes Indonesian and African culture, and which in...

How do I get a visa for Angola

by Carlota | November 24, 2020

Unfortunately, war has been present in Angola until relatively recently. A long and intense ware resulted in r gaining independence from Portugal in 1975. However, the country was again plunged into another war, this time a...

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How to get a visa for Djibouti

by Carlota | October 16, 2020

Djibouti is located in the north-eastern part of Africa, bordering Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia and covers an area of more than 23,000 square kilometres. Because of the ethnic mix, influenced by the neighbouring countries, the national...

Victoria Falls: an incredible natural attracion in Zimbabwe

by Carlota | September 16, 2020

The Victoria Falls are considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the largest waterfall in the World in the wet season. It is a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, on the Zambezi river, and is...

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What is the KAZA visa? Get to know the KAZA Univisa

by Carlota | August 11, 2020

For many developing countries, tourism is one of the most viable sectors they can use to boost their economy. To gain as much revenue as possible, these countries are looking for new ways to promote their...

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More information about Africa

Africa is a vast continent that spans across the northern and southern hemispheres of the globe. It is the second most populated continent after Asia, and it is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by the Indian Ocean. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from the Europe in the north.

The northern and southern ends of the continent display a Mediterranean climate, characterized by warm summer, wet and mild winter, and rainy spring and autumn. In Central Africa, however, the predominant climate is equatorial, that is hot and steamy.

There are 54 countries in Africa. Nigeria is the most populated country with approximately 200 million inhabitants.

A large number of languages are spoken across the continent, but the most popular are Swahili, Oromo, Hausa and Amharic. Moreover, most of the continent professes traditional African religions.