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Guinea: History, Culture & Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Africa, Guinea, Photos, West Africa
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Guinea (pronounced /ˈɡɪni/, officially the Republic of Guinea French: République de Guinée), is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (Guinée française), it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbor Guinea-Bissau. Conakry is the...
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Niger: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Africa, Niger, Photos, West Africa
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Niger (pronounced /ˈnaɪdʒər/ or /niːˈʒɛər/; French pronunciation: [niʒɛʁ]), officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River.It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the...
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Cote d’Ivoire: History, Culture & Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, Photos, West Africa
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The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (English pronunciation: /ˌkoʊt dɪˈvwɑr/; French: [kot diˈvwaʁ]), commonly known in English as Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa. It has an area of 322,462 km2, and borders the countries of Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary...
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