The Republic of the Congo may not be the source of many stories. The Democratic Republic of the Congo more than makes up for that. Once known as Zaire, with the word “democratic” used ironically at best, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an ugly history. Congo: The epic history of a people, by… [Read More]
Guinea, which is next to Guinea-Bissau (which itself has been known simply as Guinea at times, just to keep us all confused), is a former French colony with a population of 11 million people who have a per-capita GDP of $1100. Obviously, it’s a very poor country, but it sits on what may be phenomenal… [Read More]
Mauritania is a country of about 3.5 million people. It is very poor, and it still has slavery. Slavery is officially outlawed, but it’s hard to stop practices that have been in place for centuries among a nomadic people spread out across the Sahara. France granted Mauritania independence 1960. Most of the post-colonial era has… [Read More]
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