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1 day ago · Near the coast, the active volcanic Mount Cameroon rises to the highest elevation in western Africa—13,435 feet (4,095 metres). Drainage. The rivers of Cameroon form four large drainage systems. In the south the Sanaga, Wouri, Nyong, and Ntem rivers drain into the Atlantic Ocean.
5 days ago · Two small Spanish enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, are situated on the country’s northern coast. Morocco, mountainous country of western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. Morocco’s largest city and major Atlantic Ocean port is Casablanca. The capital, Rabat, lies a short distance to the north on the ...
3 days ago · Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Johannesburg. Sunrise: 06:55AM. Sunset: 05:30PM. Day length: 10h 36m. Solar noon: 12:13PM. The current local time in Johannesburg is 13 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.
2 days ago · Pre–colonial states in Africa (excluding East African states such as Ajuran, Imerina, Buganda, Rwanda, Nkore, and Kilwa, and southern African ones such as Rozvi, Uukwanyama, Mthethwa, Mapungubwe, and Maravi) This is a list of kingdoms and empires in Africa throughout history, with exceptions for a few non–contemporary republics.
1 day ago · Africa is responsible for only a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, but it is the continent least able to cope with the negative impacts of climate change. Experts say the continent is warming faster than the rest of the world, impacting food security, causing displacement, and worsening conflict.
3 days ago · Africa - Trade, Resources, Markets: Intra-African trade records frequently understate the amount of trade—partly because of the lack of adequate statistics and partly because of the high rate of smuggling, which allows a substantial amount of traditional border trade to continue unrecorded. Apart from this, commerce between African states has been handicapped by a tendency for trade to ...
1 day ago · western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Western Africa is a term used in the Encyclopædia ...
