From the bustling cities of Egypt to the warm grasslands of Kenya, Africa is filled with diverse cultures and peoples. Yet Africa is also a continent with many problems. African countries are among the world's poorest.

Hunger is common and jobs are rare. Many countries are torn by ongoing wars or devastated by disease. This book provides an overview of the natural features, history, economy, and cultures of this fascinating continent"--Page 2 of cover.

The pictures from the Nations of Africa picture book would inspire their curiosity and introduce them to other cultures.

Although a great deal of attention is focused on Africa-s economic failures and political instability, a factual compendium such as this, the 15th edition of Africa at a Glance, serves as a reminder of the many positive achievements which ...

If the only thing you know about Africa is civil war, famine, poverty, political instability, corruption, gender inequality, etc., then you need this book.

While the raison d'étre of the Africa Institute of South Africa is the conducting and dissemination of scholarly research, it is also concerned with the collection and dissemination of statistical and other factual data about the African ...

Maps, photographs and text describe the phenomenal growth of the African nations, both geographically and culturally.