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Madagascar Country Profile

Situated off the southeast coast of Africa, Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world. Having developed in isolation, the island nation is famed for...

Rwanda Country Profile

Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa, is trying to recover from the ethnic strife that culminated in government-sponsored genocide in the...

Libya Country Profile

Libya, a mostly desert oil-rich country, has become a key springboard for migrants heading for Europe, and a source of international tension as rival...

Algeria Country Profile

Algeria, a gateway between Africa and Europe, has been battered by violence over the past half-century. There are conflicting reports about the death toll...

Sudan Country Profile

Sudan’s history goes back to the pharaonic period. It was the largest and one of the most geographically diverse states in Africa, until its split into...

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