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Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers six per cent of Earth’s total surface area and 20.4 per cent of its total land area. With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world’s human population.[1] The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states (countries), nine territories and two de facto independent states with limited or no recognition.

Africa’s population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4.[6] Algeria is Africa’s largest country by area, and Nigeria by population. Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the place of origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago, including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago. Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones.

Africa hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages. In the late 19th century European countries colonized most of Africa. Most present states in Africa originate from a process of decolonization in the 20th century.

Africa 

Women engineers break barriers amid Somalia construction boom

September 21, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment
In Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, amid a construction boom following improvements in security, civil engineer Faduma Mohamed Ali is hard at work, often supervising male labourers twice her age and breaking barriers in the conservative country. Sourced from Africanews Read More
Africa 

UN: Kagame looks to help refugees

September 21, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment
Kagame denounced the injustice that conflicts inflict on innocent people, taking as an example the migration crisis that drives refugees to undertake dangerous journeys every year in search of a better futureSourced from Africanews Read More
Africa 

African leaders take bold stand for sustainable development at UN Assembly

September 21, 2023 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment
Addressing the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, leaders from African nations voiced their commitment to achieving sustainable development and called for a more equitable and prosperous world. UN Africa News Read More
Africa 

Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment
Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts.Sourced from Africanews Read More
Africa 

A survivor of the Westgate Mall siege says speaking about it has helped her heal

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment
On the tenth anniversary of the Westgate Mall siege in the Kenyan capital, one survivor says talking about the ordeal has helped her heal.Sourced from Africanews Read More
Africa 

War in Sudan: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment
Civilians continuing paying a heavy price as the “senseless violence” between rival militaries continues in Sudan, the UN’s political affairs chief said on Wednesday. UN Africa News Read More
Africa 

Nigerian president says there should be equal partnerships with Africa

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment
In his first ever speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu spoke about the need for equal and mutually beneficial partnerships with Africa.Sourced from Africanews Read More
Africa 

Congolese journalists call for the release of colleague Stanis Bujakera

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews0 comment
Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have demanded the unconditional release of their imprisoned colleague, Stanis Bujakera.Sourced from Africanews Read More
Africa 

Mozambique calls for trust and mutual respect between UN members

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment
In his address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the president of Mozambique said that the main reason for lack of progress on the 2030 Agenda is similar lack of trust and solidarity “between those who have a lot and those who have little or almost nothing at all”. UN Africa News Read More
Africa 

Debt crisis in developing countries weighing down SDG push, Rwanda’s Kagame warns

September 20, 2023 Village ReporterUN Africa News0 comment
In his address to the UN General Assembly in New York, Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the lack of progress toward achieving Sustainable Deveopment Goals (SDGs), reducing conflict around the globe, and finding wasy to boost international cooperation.  UN Africa News Read More

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