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Islam is the main religion of North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Sahel, the Swahili Coast, and West Africa, with minority immigrant populations in South Africa. History [ edit ]
African currency was originally formed from basic items, materials, animals and even people available in the locality to create a medium of exchange.This started to change from the 17th century onwards, as European colonial powers introduced their own monetary system into the countries they invaded.
The history of East Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and the post-colonial period, in which the current nations were formed. East Africa is the eastern region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Sahara Desert. Colonial ...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) [1] or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), [2] [3] is a geographic region which comprises the Middle East (also called West Asia) and North Africa together.
North Korea established an embassy in Pretoria, while South Africa accredited its ambassador to China to North Korea. South Africa has been critical of North Korea's use of nuclear weapons. From 24 to 27 September 2005, Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with senior North Korean government officials in Pyongyang.
The demographics of the Middle East and North Africa region show a highly populated, culturally diverse region spanning three continents. As of 2022, the population was around 493 million. [ 1 ] The class, cultural, ethnic, governmental, linguistic and religious make-up of the region is highly variable.
The 2020–present Horn of Africa drought is an ongoing drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022.
East Africa's central business hub and Kenya's capital, Nairobi. Cape Peninsula of Cape Town, Africa's southernmost city and the second largest city of South Africa, also its legislative capital. View of Algiers: Algeria's metropolis is one of the most important economic and traditional centres in North Africa.