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A nation-state is a political unit where the state, a centralized political organization ruling over a population within a territory, ... from Africa or Asia, because ...
Chad, [a] officially the Republic of Chad, [b] is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of North and Central Africa.It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west.
The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states [8] located on the continent of Africa.The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. [9]
The criteria for admission of new members to the UN are established in Chapter II, Article 4 of the UN Charter: [5]. Membership in the United Nations is open to all states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgement of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations.
Seychelles is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Indian Ocean Commission, La Francophonie, the Southern African Development Community and the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1981 South Africa was involved in a failed coup attempt in the country. [46]
The conference of Berlin, as illustrated in German newspaper Die Gartenlaube The conference of Berlin, as illustrated in Illustrirte Zeitung. The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 met on 15 November 1884 and, after an adjournment, concluded on 26 February 1885 with the signature of a General Act [1] regulating European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.
Liberia is a country in West Africa founded by free people of color from the United States.The emigration of African Americans, both freeborn and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS).
The number of babies born in Africa compared to the rest of the world is expected to reach approximately 37% in the year 2050. [13] The population of Africa first surpassed one billion in 2009, with a doubling time of 27 years (growth rate 2.6% p.a.). [14]