Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and …

2 days ago · African regions are treated under the titles Central Africa, eastern Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and western Africa; these articles also contain the principal treatment of African …

4 days ago · The African continent has clearly defined borders and consists of 54 recognized sovereign countries. The linguistic diversity, with over 3,000 languages spoken, is a testament to the distinct …

Widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind, Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the transatlantic slave trade, colonization and Apartheid. In 1896, Ethiopia fended off an invading...

Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia, The Ghana …

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. If adjacent islands are included, it covers six percent of Earth 's total surface area and 20 percent of the total land area.

Jun 4, 2025 · The African continent has a unique place in human history. Widely believed to be the “cradle of humankind,” Africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings (Homo …

As of 2023, about 1.5 billion people lived in Africa, which is about 18.2% of the world's population. The continent is washed by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, the …

African Full-length portrait of an unidentified woman, seated, and full-length portrait of a child standing on her right The story of people of African descent in the United States is not primarily a story of …

There are 54 countries in Africa, making it the second largest and second-most populous continent in the world. Each of these countries has its own unique identity, shaped by a mix of factors including …