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Niger, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Niger nīˈjər [key], great river of W Africa, c.2,600 mi (4,180 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon plateau, SW Guinea, and flowing NE through Guinea and into Mali. In central Mali the Niger forms...South West Africa
(Encyclopedia)South West Africa: see Namibia.Zaïre, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Zaïre, river, Africa: see Congo, river. ...British East Africa
(Encyclopedia)British East Africa, inclusive historical term for several former British dependencies, especially Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar. ...British West Africa
(Encyclopedia)British West Africa, former inclusive term for the British colonies of Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland. ...Dire Dawa
(Encyclopedia)Dire Dawa or Diredawa both: dēˌrədäˈwä [key], city, Harar region, E Ethiopia. It is...Jibuti
(Encyclopedia)Jibuti: see Djibouti.French Somaliland
(Encyclopedia)French Somaliland: see Djibouti, republic. ...Somaliland, French
(Encyclopedia)Somaliland, French: see Djibouti, republic. ...Guinea, archaic term for Africa's west coast
(Encyclopedia)Guinea gĭnˈē [key], an archaic term for the west coast of Africa. In its widest sense it has been applied to the region from Angola to Senegal. Parts of the region bore names originating in early c...Browse by Subject
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