Senegal’s gross domestic product (according to World Bank estimates for 2006) was $ 9,186 million, which was equivalent to a per capita income of $ 760.90. Although the predominant activity in the country is still agriculture, the industrial sector is experiencing growth that places it among the first in West Africa. However, the economy continues to be overly dependent… Read More »
In Senegalese territory, archaeologists have found remains of civilizations dating back to the Neolithic and Palaeolithic periods. Around the year 500 the Wolof (or Uolof) and Serer from the northeast settled in the country. In the 9th century, the Tukolor settled in the Senegal River Valley and their powerful Tekrur state dominated eastern Senegal between the 11th and 14th centuries. During… Read More »
Geography The country is practically a plain with low elevations that do not exceed 100 m in height, except in the extreme southeast, at the foot of Futa Yallon, where they can reach more than 500 m. The hydrographic network consists of the Senegal River (which forms the northern border with Mauritania), the Saloum, the Gambia and… Read More »
Pre-colonial states In pre-colonial times, the city-states of the Hausa were formed in the area of today’s Nigeria in the north, which were amalgamated between 1804 and 1807 by O. dan Fodio in the Sultanate of Sokoto. In the north-east, the Bornu empire continued the Kanem tradition ( Kanem-Bornu ) from the end of the… Read More »
Cities in Cape Verde Sao Vicente (Cape Verde) São Vicente [SA vi senti], one of Cape Verde ( Cape Verde ) to 730 m above the sea level, in the northwest of the archipelago; 227 km 2, (2017) 82 700 residents, very densely populated. The main town is Mindelo with the port of Porto… Read More »
Little has remained of the former great empire of the Ashanti in the forest belt of West Africa since their conquest by the British at the end of the 19th century. Almost all traditional grass-covered and relief-decorated mud buildings and palaces were destroyed. Only ten religious shrines still remind of the culture of the former… Read More »
The civil wars that still at the beginning of the century. XXI tear the country largely blocked relations with the rest of the world and the further development of a modern ‘culture’ as it is commonly understood. Fortunately, the artisanal and artistic productions, which have always been extraordinary, remain among the best in this part… Read More »
GENERAL Official name of the state Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Capital Bissau. Geography According to a2zgov, Guinea-Bissau borders on Senegal in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest and the Republic of Guinea in the east. The Arquipélago dos Bijagós and the island of Bolama also belong to Guinea-Bissau. The country is mostly flat, the… Read More »
GENERAL Official name of the state Republic of Liberia. Capital Monrovia. Geography According to a2zgov, Liberia borders the Republic of Guinea to the north, Côte d’Ivoire to the east and Sierra Leone to the northwest. The Atlantic coast in the southwest is 560 km long and consists of over 50% sandy beaches. Three different landscape… Read More »
Everyday life in Benin – at home The population of Benin is growing rapidly. The families are big. There are many children and often other relatives or even children of friends live in the house. Every woman in Benin has almost five children on average. Overall, there are many more children and young people than… Read More »