Liberia is Africa's Oldest Republic South Sudan is the Newest
Liberia is Africa's oldest Republic since July 1847 and in July 2012, South Sudan became the newest African Republic.
Africa rests on both sides of the equator the range of climate and soil conditions on the continent Africa has created a diverse continent which any map of Africa cannot sufficiently document.
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Daily life in Mamobi neighborhood in Accra, Ghana |
North Africa South Africa West Africa East Africa Central Africa
Africa’s geography is as diverse as its food from the Sahara and Kalahari deserts, tropical regions, subarctic snow-capped volcanic Mount Kilimanjaro, to savannas, plains, and rain forests. The range of climate and soil conditions in Africa has created a diversity of vegetables, fruits, wild and domesticated animals.
Listing of the countries of Africa by regions
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Teacher Elizabeth Toe teaches class at Billy Town Primary in Brewerville, Montserrado County, Liberia |

A Republic is a country that is governed by elected leaders rather than by a king or queen.