Djibouti

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia […]

Comoros

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli […]

Chad

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Chad, part of France’s African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before a semblance of peace […]

Cameroon

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with […]

Botswana

August 22, 2014 Marion Amanambu 0

Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. More than four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social […]

Burundi

December 20, 2013 Marion Amanambu 0

About Burundi Background: Burundi’s first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu […]