The name "Sierra Leone" dates back to 1462, when Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra, sailing down the West African coast, saw the tall mountains rising up on what is now the Freetown Peninsula and ...

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the ...

the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea to the east, Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the ...

Investment/Business opportunities: DRC has reserves of petroleum, natural gas, coal, and enormous assets in the energy sector with 37% of African hydroelectric potential and power generating capacity ...

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: Algeria is also characterized by major, varied natural resources, its gas reserves being amongst the largest in the world. The country has implemented some of the ...

KEY FACTS Capital city : Addis Ababa Date of joining OUA or AU: 25 May 1963 the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country in the northeastern part of Africa, known as the Horn of Africa.

Investment/Business Opportunities: Benin’s strategic location in West Africa, and its human capital, political stability, potential and heritage, are all indisputable advantages for investors.

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, French: République de Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial),[b] is a ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: Burundi established, Investment Promotion Authority (API), to facilitate potential investors in investing in Burundi and also to ensure laws and regulations that ...

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is ...

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 163,610 square kilometres (63,170 square miles). Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the ...