CIA World FactBook

Paramount chief MOSHOESHOE I consolidated what would become Basutoland in the early 19th century and...

Trade centers such as Mombasa have existed along the Kenyan and Tanzanian coastlines, known as...

For much of its history, Guinea-Bissau was under the control of the Mali Empire and...

Guinea's deep Muslim heritage arrived via the neighboring Almoravid Empire in the 11th century. Following...

Ghana is a multiethnic country rich in natural resources and is one of the most...

In the 10th century, Muslim merchants established some of The Gambia’s earliest large settlements as...

Gabon, a sparsely populated country known for its dense rainforests and vast petroleum reserves, is...

The area that is modern-day Ethiopia is rich in cultural and religious diversity with more...

A Swazi kingdom was founded in the mid-18th century and ruled by a series of kings,...

Eritrea won independence from Italian colonial control in 1941, but the UN only established it...

Equatorial Guinea consists of a continental territory and five inhabited islands; it is one of...