Angola was a Portuguese colony before 1975, gaining independence only after a protracted liberation war, which was followed by a bloody civil war. The socialist-inspired national flag features a gear, a star, and a machete, the latter representing both agricultural production and armed struggle. Long time President Jose Eduardo dos […]

no person shall be harassed on grounds of his origin, religious, philosophical or political opinions or beliefs, subject to respect for public policyThe Republic of Cameroon population is estimated to be 27.7 million,1https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/cameroon/ and is composed of more than 275 ethnic groups.2https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/cameroon/ 70% of the population is Christian, 18% Muslim, […]

Since 2013, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been plagued by serious and violent sectarian conflict, constituting a civil war, including a military coup. Almost 80% of the country remains under the control of armed forces.1https://www.equaltimes.org/central-african-refugees-are#.YMCU6_lKg2w Sporadic outbreaks of violence, including in the wake of the December 2020 general election,2https://www.unhcr.org/uk/news/briefing/2021/3/603dfeb64/unhcr-relocate-thousands-central-african-refugees-safer-locations.html […]

A landlocked country sharing borders with Libya, Sudan, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger, Chad’s geography, geopolitics and oil resources have contributed to cycles of violence and corruption. Since the death of President Idriss Déby on April 19, 2021, the country has been ruled by his son, Mahamat Idriss […]

Extremely rich in natural resources and with a population of over 108 million, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC; also Congo-Kinshasa) has been wracked by civil conflict and massive human rights abuses for decades. The country’s population is made up of more than 200 African ethnic groups, its official language […]

A former part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa, independent since 1960, the Republic of Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville, borders its larger namesake the Democratic Republic of Congo to the east. It was formerly known as the People’s Republic of the Congo, a Marxist–Leninist single-party state, from 1970 to 1991. […]

Formerly a colony of Spanish Guinea, Equatorial Guinea is the only African country where Spanish is an official language. The discovery of oil has made the country the third richest in Africa in per capita income.1 https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/equatorial-guinea Since rising to power in a military coup in 1979, President Teodoro Obiang […]

The Gabonese Republic is a presidential republic, with a population of around 1.5 million people. It gained independence from France in 1960, and has had only three presidents in the intervening years. However, a multi-party system under a democratic Constitution is now in place. Being petroleum-rich with a low population […]

In the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, the nation is a former Portuguese colony comprising two islands and several islets, which gained independence in 1975. There are around 220,372 inhabitants of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is estimated that 56% are Catholics, 12% are […]