Country profile: South Africa
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Country profile: Zimbabwe
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Country profile: Nigeria
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Country profile: Kenya
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Country profile: Somalia
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Timeline: South Africa
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Country profile: Angola
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Country profile: Benin
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Country profile: Botswana
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Country profile: Burkina Faso
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Country profile: Burundi
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Country profile: Cameroon
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Country profile: Cape Verde
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Country profile: Central African Republic
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Country profile: Chad
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Country profile: Comoros
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Country profile: Republic of Congo
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Country profile: Democratic Republic of Congo
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Country profile: Djibouti
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Country profile: Equatorial Guinea
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Country profile: Eritrea
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Country profile: Ethiopia
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Country profile: Gabon
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Country profile: The Gambia
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Country profile: Ghana
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Country profile: Guinea
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Country profile: Guinea-Bissau
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Country profile: Ivory Coast
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Country profile: Lesotho
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Country profile: Liberia
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Country profile: Madagascar
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Country profile: Malawi
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Country profile: Mali
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Country profile: Mauritania
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Country profile: Mauritius
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Country profile: Mozambique
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Country profile: Namibia
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Country profile: Niger
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Regions and territories: Puntland
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Country profile: Rwanda
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Country profile: Sao Tome and Principe
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Country profile: Senegal
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Country profile: Seychelles
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Country profile: Sierra Leone
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Territories: St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha
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Country profile: Swaziland
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Country profile: Tanzania
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Country profile: Togo
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Country profile: Uganda
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Country profile: Zambia
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Timeline: Angola
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Timeline: Benin
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Timeline: Botswana
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Timeline: Burkina Faso
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Timeline: Burundi
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Timeline: Cameroon
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Timeline: Cape Verde
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Timeline: Central African Republic
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Timeline: Chad
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Timeline: Comoros
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Timeline: Republic of Congo
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Timeline: Democratic Republic of Congo
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Timeline: Djibouti
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Timeline: Equatorial Guinea
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Timeline: Eritrea
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Timeline: Ethiopia
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Timeline: Gabon
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Timeline: The Gambia
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Timeline: Ghana
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Timeline: Guinea
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Timeline: Guinea-Bissau
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Timeline: Ivory Coast
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Timeline: Kenya
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Timeline: Lesotho
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Timeline: Liberia
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Timeline: Madagascar
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Timeline: Malawi
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Timeline: Mali
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Timeline: Mauritania
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Timeline: Mauritius
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Timeline: Mozambique
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Timeline: Namibia
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Timeline: Niger
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Timeline: Nigeria
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Timeline: Rwanda
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Timeline: Sao Tome and Principe
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Timeline: Senegal
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Timeline: Seychelles
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Timeline: Sierra Leone
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Timeline: Somalia
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Timeline: Swaziland
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Timeline: Tanzania
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Timeline: Togo
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Timeline: Uganda
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Timeline: Zambia
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Timeline: Zimbabwe
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Profile: African Union
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Profile: Ecomog
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Profile: Non-Aligned Movement
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Timeline: Liberia
A chronology of key events