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Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area. With 1.1 billion people as of 2013, it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagoes.
Works
[edit]- An act for extending and improving the trade to Africa (1750)
- The Future of Africa (1862)
- Central African Mission - its Past and Present Prospects (1873) by Edward Steere
- "West African Possessions and Administration," by Frederick Lugard in The Empire and the century (pp. 835−860), London: John Murray (1905)
- "The East African Protectorate," by Charles Eliot in The Empire and the century (pp. 861−876), London: John Murray (1905)
- Maputo Protocol (2003)
Topics related to Africa
[edit]Countries in Africa
[edit]Works specific to a single country can be found in the appropriate country portal.
Current
[edit]- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Historical
[edit]- Adal Sultanate
- Adamawa Emirate
- French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
- Agaie
- Ajuran Sultanate
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Akyem Abuakwa
- Ottoman Algeria
- Almohad Caliphate
- Almoravid dynasty
- Alodia
- Angoche Sultanate
- Portuguese Angola
- People's Republic of Angola
- Anjouan
- Aro Confederacy
- Ashanti Empire
- Aussa Sultanate
- Azawad
- Bamana Empire
- Banu Kanz
- Baol
- Barghawata
- Basutoland
- Bechuanaland Protectorate
- Benin Empire
- People's Republic of Benin
- Biafra
- Republic of Benin
- Biledulgerid
- Bonoman
- Bophuthatswana
- Bornu Empire
- Brandenburger Gold Coast
- British Bechuanaland
- British East Africa
- Gambia Colony and Protectorate
- British Mauritius
- Kingdom of Burundi
- Bushmanland
- Kingdom of Butua
- Byzantine Empire
- Republic of Cabinda
- British Cameroons
- French Cameroons
- Kingdom of the Canary Islands
- Dutch Cape Colony
- Cape Colony
- Portuguese Cape Verde
- Carthage
- Ancient Carthage
- Cayor
- British Central Africa Protectorate
- Central African Empire
- French Chad
- Ciskei
- International Association of the Congo
- Congo Free State
- Belgian Congo
- Léopoldville
- People's Republic of the Congo
- French Congo
- Cyrenaica Emirate
- D'mt
- Republic of Dahomey
- Dahomey
- Damaraland
- Danish Gold Coast
- Darfur
- Sultanate of Darfur
- Dendi Kingdom
- Denkyira
- Dervish state
- Dutch Gold Coast
- Dutch Mauritius
- German East Africa
- Italian East Africa
- East Caprivi
- Ancient Egypt
- Khedivate of Egypt
- Egyptian First Republic
- Republic of Egypt
- Egyptian Third Republic
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- Egyptian Fourth Republic
- Egyptian Fifth Republic
- Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- French Equatorial Africa
- Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea
- Ethiopian Empire
- Derg
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Transitional Government of Ethiopia
- Fante Confederacy
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Federation of Arab Republics
- Fezzan-Ghadames
- Fingoland
- French Union
- Imamate of Futa Jallon
- Gao Empire
- Kingdom of Garo
- Gazankulu
- Kingdom of Gera
- Ghana Empire
- Geledi sultanate
- Gold Coast
- Kingdom of Gomma
- Goshen
- Empire of Great Fulo
- Griqualand East
- Portuguese Guinea
- French Guinea
- Spanish Guinea
- Guingemaro
- Kingdom of Gumma
- Hadiya Kingdom
- Hafsid dynasty
- Hammadid dynasty
- Sultanate of Hobyo
- Idrisid dynasty
- Ifat Sultanate
- Banu Ifran
- Igala Kingdom
- Imamate of Awsa
- Merina Kingdom
- Islamic Courts Union
- Isle de France
- Italian Cyrenaica
- Italian Eritrea
- Italian North Africa
- Italian Tripolitania
- Kingdom of Janjero
- Kingdom of Jimma
- Kingdom of Jolof
- Jubaland
- Kaabu
- Kingdom of Kaffa
- Kamerun
- Kanem Empire
- Kanem-Bornu Empire
- KaNgwane
- Katanga
- British Kenya
- Khurasanid dynasty
- Kingdom of Ait Abbas
- Kingdom of Kuku
- Kingdom of Nekor
- Kingdom of Semien
- Kingdom of Tlemcen
- Klein Vrystaat
- Kong Empire
- Seven Kingdoms of Kongo dia Nlaza
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Kush
- KwaNdebele
- KwaZulu
- Lagos Colony
- Lebowa
- Italian Libya
- Kingdom of Libya
- Limmu-Ennarea
- Kingdom of Loango
- Dutch Loango-Angola
- Maakhir
- Malagasy Protectorate
- French Madagascar
- Malagasy Republic
- Democratic Republic of Madagascar
- Third Republic of Madagascar
- Kingdom of Makuria
- Mali Federation
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Mali Empire
- Mankessim Kingdom
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe
- Maravi
- Marinid dynasty
- Martyazo
- Republic of Maryland
- Masuna
- Matabeleland
- Kingdom of Matamba
- Mauretania
- Colonial Mauritania
- Mbunda Kingdom
- Medri Bahri
- Majeerteen Sultanate
- Sultanate of Mogadishu
- Mohéli
- French protectorate in Morocco
- Mossi Kingdoms
- Portuguese Mozambique
- People's Republic of Mozambique
- Kingdom of Mutapa
- Natalia Republic
- Colony of Natal
- Sultanate of Ndzuwani
- Neukamerun
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- Nieuwe Republiek
- Ngoyo
- Colony of Niger
- Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
- Federation of Nigeria
- Nobatia
- Northern Nigeria Protectorate
- Northern Rhodesia
- Northland State
- Kingdom of Nri
- Numidia
- Nyasaland
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
- Ondo Kingdom
- Orange River Colony
- Orange Free State
- Orange River Sovereignty
- Ouaddai Empire
- Oyo Empire
- Portuguese Gold Coast
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- QwaQwa
- Rhodesia
- Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Rif Republic
- Roman Empire
- Roman Republic
- Rozwi Empire
- Ruanda-Urundi
- Rustamid dynasty
- Kingdom of Rwanda
- Rwenzururu region
- Saadi dynasty
- Spanish Sahara
- Sahel-Benin Union
- Saloum
- Republic of Salé
- Kingdom of Sanwi
- Senegambia and Niger
- Senegambia
- Senegambia Confederation
- Sennar
- Shilluk Kingdom
- Dutch Slave Coast
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Solimana
- Italian Somaliland
- Trust Territory of Somalia
- Somali Republic
- Somali Democratic Republic
- Somaliland
- British Somaliland
- French Somaliland
- Songhai Empire
- Union of South Africa
- South African Republic
- South Kasai
- South-West Africa
- German South-West Africa
- Southern Nigeria Protectorate
- Southern Rhodesia
- Southern Sudan Autonomous Region
- Stellaland
- Ottoman Empire
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
- Sultanate of Bambao
- Sultanate of Kano
- Swedish Gold Coast
- Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe
- Takrur
- Tanganyika Territory
- Tanganyika
- Tangier International Zone
- Taqali
- Thinite Confederacy
- Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt
- Pashalik of Timbuktu
- Togoland
- British Togoland
- French Togoland
- Imamate of Futa Toro
- Toucouleur Empire
- Italian Trans-Juba
- Transkei
- Transvaal Colony
- Emirate of Trarza
- Tripolitanian Republic
- Tukar
- Tulunids
- Beylik of Tunis
- French protectorate of Tunisia
- Kingdom of Tunisia
- Ottoman Tunis
- Uganda Protectorate
- Upingtonia
- Upper Senegal and Niger
- Republic of Upper Volta
- French Upper Volta
- Vandal Kingdom
- Venda
- Waalo
- Warsangali Sultanate
- Wassoulou Empire
- Wattasid dynasty
- French West Africa
- Spanish West Africa
- Tiris al-Gharbiyya
- Wituland
- Jolof Empire
- Yeke Kingdom
- Zagwe dynasty
- Zaire
- Sultanate of Zanzibar
- People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba
- Kingdom of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
- Zirid dynasty
- Zulu Kingdom