Full Name Republic of Botswana Capital Gaborone Form of Government Parliamentary Republic Date of Independence 30 September 1966 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 600,370 km2 (46th)224,606 sq mi Total Population (2006 estimate) 1,639,833 (147th) Time Zone CAT (UTC+2) Currency Pula GDP (nominal, 2008 estimate) $13.806 billion GDP Per Capita $8,928.58 Human Development […]
Angola
Full Name Republic of Angola Capital Luanda Form of Government Presidential Republic Date of Independence 11 November, 1975 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 1,246,700 km2 (23rd)481,354 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 16,941,000 (59th) Time Zone WAT (UTC+1) Currency Kwanza (AOA) GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $91.361 billion GDP Per Capita $5,595 Human […]
Algeria
Full Name Algeria Capital Algiers Form of Government Presidential Republic Date of Independence 5 July 1962 Date of Entry into the UN Total Area 2,381,741 km2 (11th)919,595 sq mi Total Population (2008 estimate) 33,769,669 (35th) Time Zone CET (UTC+1) Currency Algerian Dinar GDP (nominal, 2007 estimate) $224.933 billion GDP Per Capita $3,903 Human Development Index […]
Sit-in in Rome against DR Congo war
A sit-in will take place in front of the ministry of Foreign affairs in Rome next 24 January at 2pm against the war in DR Congo.
Conference: immigration and business
An Italian research about immigration and business will be presented this thursday 15 of January 10.30 am in Milan, in Circolo della stampa, Corso Venezia 16 (Sala Montanelli). The study made by Ethnoland foundation is one of the few in Italy, a country that has known little immigration compared to other major European countries. Nevertheless […]
Camerun: Bangwa people will remember Chiara Lubich
Italian blogger and passionate about Africa, Riccardo Barlaam, writes about the party held today and tomorrow in honour of late Chiara Lubich of the Focolari christian catholic movement, organised by the Bangwa people of Cameroon.
Africa movie industry on the rise
The first film studios in Africa were built in 1934, but the development of a movie industry began in the 70s. There are two ways for the growth of this industry: one are private capitals taking economic risks, the other is the State funding the industry.
Sudan: maybe 50 dead by Ugandan rebels attack
Fifty people may be dead and 9 abducted after attacks in southwest Sudan, near the Democratic Republic of Congo. The news apperead today on UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). Accordingly to officiales in the southern city of Juba in Sudan, the authors of the 5 January attack might be “remnants of the Ugandan rebel […]
DR Congo: Ugandan rebels attack a park in Congo
The Garamba National Park headquarters were attacked yesterday by Ugandan rebels. The news was reported by Environment news service (ENS). Park rangers and the Congolese armed forces defended themselves and the park from the attack. Nonetheless there were a number of casualties and material damages.
Akawelle: an African success story
Sometimes in Africa people tell that there’s meaning in working hard and struggling to do something good cos when they do so all the hard work is thrown away, there’s no something good comes. What follows is a little story that shows the opposite.