Africa is the oldest inhabited territory on Earth; human beings originated here! The continent was home to many ancient civilizations including those of Egypt, Congo and the Ashanti people, which flourished before Arab or European contact. Africa is noted for its jarring ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity. It’s the second largest and the second most-populous continent.
Africa has a bloody history. The continent has 54 countries and almost all of them were colonized by European powers up until 75 years ago. The colonizers became rich through mining and farming the colonies. The natives were treated like animals; they had to suffer the ills of colonization and slave trade. By the 1960s, African countries started gaining independence. Many of the white settlers refused to leave the continent which further led to complicated social evils like apartheid. Many countries had to go through long years of dictatorship, wars and natural calamities like drought and famine. Though major developments took place, Africa is still hampered by instability, violence, corruption and authoritarianism.
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