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Cape Verde

Cape Verde: an archipelago of volcanic islands

The Islands of Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) are an archipelago of volcanic origin located 600 km to the west coast of Africa. The islands were discovered in the fifteenth century by Portuguese navigators. At that time the islands were uninhabited and were colonized by the Portuguese, starting in 1462. BARREN ISLANDS OFF THE COAST OF […]

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Cameroon

The climate of Cameroon: when to go to Cameroon

The climate of Cameroon is tropical, in the south-west of the country the climate is equatorial, hot and humid, with persistent rain throughout the year, but going towards north the climate becomes drier. The rains vary from area to area, it moves from 380-600 mm annual in the semi-arid north regions, to 1,500 mm of […]

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Cameroon

Cameroon: from equatorial forests to savannas

Cameroon (République du Cameroun/Republic of Cameroon), is a presidential republic in Western Central Africa with Yaoundé as its capital. It used to be a German colony and was handed by four fifth to France and by one fifth to Britain as administering powers under a League of Nations mandate system to become UN Trust Territories […]

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Burundi

The climate of Burundi: when to go to Burundi

The climate of Burundi is an equatorial climate of altitude. This is due to the altitude at which the country is located, which varies between 772 meters and 2,684 meters. This type of climate presents considerable differences in temperatures between the various regions due to the difference in height. In the climate of Burundi there […]

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Burundi

Burundi: green cultivated highlands, lakes and forests

Burundi (République du Burundi/Republika y’Uburundi) is a presidential republic of Central Africa, whose capital is Bujumbura. It used to be a part of German East Africa, became a League of Nations Mandate entrusted to Belgium after the First World War and a United Nations Trust Territory after 1945, administered by Belgium till the granting of […]

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Burkina Faso

The climate of Burkina Faso: when to go to Burkina Faso

The climate of Burkina Faso is tropical, characterized by high temperatures and divided into two seasons: a dry from November to March and a rainy season between April and October. Within the country there are three distinct climatic zones, divided by the amount of rainfall they receive: to the north is the Sahel region that […]

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: savannas, crafts and traditions

Burkina Faso is a semi-presidential republic in West Africa, which has Ouagadougou as its capital. This former French colony is bordered to the north and west by Mali, to the east by Niger, to the south by Benin, Togo, Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The territory of Burkina Faso consists of a plateau with an […]

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Botswana

The climate of Botswana: when to go to Botswana

Botswana has a semi arid climate – dry with low rainfall – with warm temperatures in the summer and cool in winter, with significant variations in thetemperatures both seasonal and between day and night. The high temperatures undergo variations between day and night, this happens especially in the winter months between June and August, in […]

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Botswana

Botswana tourist attractions: what to see in Botswana

Botswana is a country known for the presence of vast natural areas where a multitude of animals live in its natural state. In particular, among the most famous tourist attractions of Botswana is the area of the so-called Okavango Delta. A vast swampy area where the waters of the Okavango river end in a large […]

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Botswana

Botswana: wildlife, wetlands and drylands

Botswana (Republic of Botswana) is a presidential republic of Southern Africa. It used to be a British protectorate. The capital is Gaborone. The country is landlocked. It borders to the north and west with Namibia, to the north with Zambia, to the north-east with Zimbabwe and to the south-east and south with South Africa. A […]

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Benin

The climate of Benin: when to go to Benin ?

Benin ‘s climate is tropical, hot and humid, because of the extent of the country from north to south, Benin can be divided into two climatic zones: in the north the climate is tropical with a single rainy season, while in the south the climate is sub-equatorial with two dry seasons and two rainy seasons. […]

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Benin

Benin tourist attractions: what to see in Benin

Benin is an interesting country for the traveler. Among the most interesting tourist attractions of Benin we find the many ethnic groups that populate the country and that have preserved their peculiarities and their tribal traditions. Also in the country there are traditions and animist cults and curious traditions that refer to fetishism. Benin is […]

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Benin

Benin: tribal traditions and vestiges of ancient kingdoms

Benin (République du Bénin/Republic of Benin) is a presidential republic of West Africa, whose capital is Porto Novo, but the seat of the government is Cotonou. It is a former French colony bordered to the west by Togo, to the north by Burkina Faso and Niger, to the east by Nigeria and washed to the […]

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Angola

The climate of Angola: when to go to Angola

Angola has a remarkable variety of climatic zones. The north of the country has a hot and humid tropical climate. Going south the climate of Angola becomes drier until it becomes desert in the far south towards the border with Namibia. The central highland region has a temperate tropical climate, rainy between October and March. […]

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Angola

Angola: spectacular and unspoiled scenery

Angola (República de Angola/Republic of Angola) is a presidential republic and situated in southwestern Africa. It used to be a Portuguese colony (overseas province). It is washed to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and is bordered to the north and north-east by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), to the southeast by Zambia […]