Geography Area: 116,622 sq. km. (43,483 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Porto-Novo (pop. 295,000). Political and economic capital --Cotonou (pop. 2 million).
Two African countries are trying to open a new breach in the worldwide ivory trade ban, which conservationists fear could lead to more African elephants being slaughtered by poachers. Environmental...
Two African countries are trying to open a new breach in the worldwide ivory trade ban, which conservationists fear could lead to more African elephants being slaughtered by poachers.
Area: 70,282 sq. km. (27,136 sq. mi.); slightly larger than West Virginia. Terrain: Arable 10%, meadows and pastures 77%, rough grazing in use 11%, inland water 2%.
FPA Africa 2009 Year in Review Overview: It is a fool’s errand to try to summarize the events of an entire continent of 53 nation states and hundreds of millions of people in a few hundred words. Nonetheless, there are some generalizations that hold for the continent, particularly for its politics and international relations. Sadly some of Africa’s most [...]
