Southern Africa
Southern Africa is made up of all the territories located south of the African equatorial forest. It also includes the African islands of the southwest of the Indian Ocean around Madagascar (from the Mozambique Channel to Mauritius and Reunion), as well as the African islands of the southeast of the Atlantic Ocean. Primarily occupied by the Khoisan and then Bantu peoples, this region was the subject of several waves of European colonization which have left their mark in the drawing of the current political borders of the region. Since the 1980s, the rate of HIV infection has become particularly acute in southern Africa. Nevertheless, the economy of this region remains relatively robust, mainly thanks to the industrial power of South Africa, mining, petroleum extraction from Angola, and a favorable climate for agriculture.
Southern Africa’s countries:
- South Africa
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe President Announces Nationwide Lockdown From Monday
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South Africa
South Africa Identifies Quarantine Sites As Coronavirus Cases Cross 700 Mark
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Malawi
Malawi Electoral Commission Schedules Fresh Presidential Polls On July 24
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South Africa
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Botswana
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Health
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South Africa
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Lesotho
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Southern Africa
U.S. Government Recalls Ambassador To Zambia Amid Diplomatic Row Over Gay Rights
The United States government has called back its ambassador to Zambia amid a diplomatic row with authorities after he criticized…
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Eswatini
At least 58 Feared Dead As Packed Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania Coast: UN
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Mozambique
Mozambique’s Top Court Dismisses Renamo’s Plea To Annul October Election Results
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Southern Africa
Outgoing British Envoy Urges Zambian Govt To Fight Corruption To Get International Aid
Fergus Cochrane Dyet, the outgoing British High Commissioner to Zambia, on Tuesday, said the Zambian government should prove that it…
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Madagascar
Madagascar Delays Constitutional Referendum Set In May
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