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A lush tropical island in the Indian Ocean boasts stunning beaches and scenery - and ranks top among Africa's safest countries, according to recent data. The Global Peace Index (GPI), a report by ...

The cake represents the continent of Africa. It is being divided up and given to other European countries. The man holding the knife is Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany. Although he ...

but it distorts the size of countries and continents. For example, when compared to a globe, the island of Greenland at the top of the map appears much bigger and the continent of Africa appears ...

There are digitized maps about groundwater, water resources and desalination on hand - particularly from the desert countries of Africa, where water shortage and quality has been an issue.