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The Republic of Angola is one of Africa's major oil producers, and one of the world's poorest countries, with many Angolans relying on food aid. Angola is struggling to tackle the physical, social...
After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through most of the 1950s to achieve independence in July 1962. The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is a gateway between Africa...
Until the 2008 parliamentary elections, Zimbabwe was effectively a one-party state, ruled over by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party. Mugabe has been accused of political repression, and of...
The Republic of Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia, is one of the world's poorest countries, despite having rich mineral deposits in the form of copper. In the late 1960s, the country was one of...
The Republic of Uganda gained independence from Britain in October 1962. In the 1970s and 1980s, under the rule of Idi Amin and Milton Obote, the country experienced extreme instability, but has...
Tunisia is a north African country, with access to vital shipping routes. Politically the country is relatively stable, and its diverse economy has been growing steadily in recent years. President...
The Togolese Republic is among the poorest countries in the world, with this situation being exacerbated by a period of political isolation, owing to a weak human rights record and poor political...
While the United Republic of Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world, with many of its people living below the World Bank poverty line, the country is recording fairly strong growth,...