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Congo

A Central African country with rainforests, the Congo River, and significant oil and timber resources.

Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, faces Kinshasa across the Congo River.

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Comoros

A small volcanic island nation off East Africa with Arab-French-African culture and fragrant ylang-ylang exports.

The Comoros is one of the world's leading producers of ylang-ylang essential oil.

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Chad

A large, arid North Central African country with oil reserves and Lake Chad, facing desertification challenges.

N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, lies along the Chari River near the Cameroon border.

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Central African Republic

A landlocked country with rich natural resources but political instability, featuring rainforests and savannas.

The Central African Republic has struggled with conflict despite its mineral wealth.

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Cape Verde

An island nation off West Africa with Creole Portuguese-African culture, known for music and tourism.

We vacationed in Cape Verde to enjoy its beautiful beaches and morna music.

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Cameroon

A Central African country with diverse geography, cultures, and languages, often called 'Africa in miniature'.

Cameroon's national football team is nicknamed the Indomitable Lions.

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Burundi

A small East African nation with hilly terrain, known for coffee production and recent political challenges.

Lake Tanganyika forms Burundi's southwestern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Burkina Faso

A landlocked West African country with a strong agricultural base, known for its cultural festivals and gold production.

Burkina Faso hosts the famous FESPACO pan-African film festival every two years.

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Botswana

A stable democracy in Southern Africa famous for its wildlife, diamond mining, and the Kalahari Desert.

Botswana's Okavango Delta is one of Africa's premier safari destinations.

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Benin

A West African country known as the birthplace of voodoo, with historical kingdoms and growing cotton industry.

We studied the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in what is now modern Benin.

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