Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where religious persecution is prevalent
Situated in central Africa, the DRC is landlocked except for a 40km coastline at the Atlantic ocean. It’s the 2nd largest country on thee continent after Algeria. The capital, Kinshasa, is located on the Congo River about 320 miles (515 km) from its mouth. The largest city in central Africa, it serves as the country’s…
Chad, a landlocked country in Central Africa, is the continent’s 5th largest country. It has one of the largest oil reserves in Africa. Sadly, it remains one of the poorest countries on the continent. The terrain consists of a shallow basin that rises gradually from the Lake Chad area in the west and is rimmed…
Central African Republic, landlocked country located in the centre of Africa. The capital city of Bangui sprawls on the banks of the Ubangi River in years past were declared one of the most agreeable cities in equatorial Africa. The country is well supplied with waterways. Agriculture is the largest sector and the basis of the…
Cameroon, country lying at the junction of western and central Africa. (Brittanica). The country’s name is derived from Rio dos Camarões (“River of Prawns”)—the name given to the Wouri River estuary by Portuguese explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries. Until the late 19th century, English usage confined the term “the Cameroons” to the mountains,…
Uganda is a landlocked country in east-central Africa. About the size of Great Britain, Uganda is populated by dozens of ethnic groups. The English language and Christianity help unite these diverse peoples, who come together in the cosmopolitan capital of Kampala, a verdant city whose plan includes dozens of small parks and public gardens and…
Tanzania, is a country in East Africa situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Mainland Tanganyika covers more than 99 percent of the combined territories’ total area. Mafia Island is administered from the mainland, while…
Sudan is a country located in northeastern Africa. The name Sudan derives from the Arabic expression bilād al-sūdān (“land of the blacks”), by which medieval Arab geographers referred to the settled African countries that began at the southern edge of the Sahara. For more than a century, Sudan included its neighbour South Sudan, home to…
South Sudan, located in north-eastern Africa is the world’s newest country. Prior to 2011, South Sudan was part of Sudan, its neighbour to the north. It’s rich biodiversity includes lush savannas, swamplands, and rainforests that are home to many species of wildlife. The country’s economy is described as a low-income oil based Sahelian economy. Decades…
Somalia is a country in eastern Africa, located in the Horn of Africa. Much of Somalia is semidesert. The central and southern regions are flat, while the northern region rises to form rugged mountain ranges. Only a tiny proportion of its land is arable, though more than half is grazeable. Most of the people are…
Rwanda is a small and centralised country dominated by rugged hills and fertile volcanic soil — has exerted disproportionate influence over the African Great Lakes region for centuries. Resources include gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land.