Seven of the world’s top 10 most linguistically diverse countries in the world are African; indeed, African countries take up 29 of the 50 most diverse countries on the Language Diversity Index.
Length Of Coastlines In Africa, By Country: Plus, How Climate Change May Spoil The View
Madagascar – an island – has the longest coastline of any country in Africa. On the mainland, the beach view is longest in Somalia, South Africa, Mozambique and Egypt.
Ah, Those Sneaky Borders: Climate Change Shapes Africa In Unlikely Ways
Rivers and lakes make up many of Africa’s borders, which were drawn up by colonial powers in the late 19th century. Now, climate change is complicating matters, as rivers change course, and lakes recede – or surge.
Eastern DR Congo Is The World’s Lightning Capital…Then There’s Tororo In Uganda…
Africa is the lightning capital of the world because it has more landmass at the equator than any other continent, and apart from eastern DR Congo, Tororo, Uganda is another special part of this story.
African Rivers And Lakes; Some Surprising Numbers From The Waters
Africa has more rivers shared by three or more countries than any other continent; Lake Tanganyika is so deep that it holds 1% of the total volume of freshwater on the earth’s surface.
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