Like any other continent, Africa has a large number of countries that, for one reason or another, have vanished from the globe. Here are several examples of African nations that no longer exist.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — It had become a familiar scene in West Africa. A group of soldiers appeared on state television in Benin on Sunday to claim they had seized power. A few hours later, the ...

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Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian government started blocking exports from the ...

Ras Mubarak has declared the Trans Africa Tourism and Unity Campaign a necessary and timely intervention, as the pan-African ...

As the world prepares to commemorate the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita on February 7, an extraordinary movement against ...