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The continent of Africa is the worlds second-largest based on land area and population just after Asia. It has a population of around one billion people (as of 2009) and covers 20.4% of the Earths land area. Africa is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Africa is known for its biodiversity, varied topography, culture and varied climate.
The continent straddles the equator and encompasses the entire tropical band. Africas northern and southernmost countries also stretch out of the tropics (from 0° to 23.5° N and S latitude) and into the northern and southern temperate latitudes (latitudes above the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn).
As the worlds second-largest continent, Africa is divided into 53 officially recognized countries. The following is a list of Africas countries ordered by land area. For reference, the countrys population and capital city have also been included.
1) Sudan
Area: 967,500 square miles (2,505,813 sq km)
Population: 39,154,490
Capital: Khartoum
2) Algeria
Area: 919,594 square miles (2,381,740 sq km)
Population: 33,333,216
Capital: Algiers
3) Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area: 905,355 square miles (2,344,858 sq km)
Population: 63,655,000
Capital: Kinshasa
4) Libya
Area: 679,362 square miles (1,759,540 sq km)
Population: 6,036,914
Capital: Tripoli
5) Chad
Area: 495,755 square miles (1,284,000 sq km)
Population: 10,146,000
Capital: NDjamena
6) Niger
Area: 489,191 square miles (1,267,000 sq km)
Population: 13,957,000
Capital: Niamey
7) Angola
Area: 481,353 square miles (1,246,700 sq km)
Population: 15,941,000
Capital: Luanda
8) Mali
Area: 478,840 square miles (1,240,192 sq km)
Population: 13,518,000
Capital: Bamako
9) South Africa
Area: 471,455 square miles (1,221,037 sq km)
Population: 47,432,000
Capital: Pretoria
10) Ethiopia
Area: 426,372 square miles (1,104,300 sq km)
Population: 85,237,338
Capital: Addis Ababa
11) Mauritania
Area: 396,955 square
There are now more than over 350,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when.
As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
We shall keep updating this list largely sourced from the John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.
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Major African stats: June 27 at 09:00 GMT:
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\t\tConfirmed cases = 359,606
\t\tActive cases = 177,349
\t\tRecoveries = 172,974
\t\tNumber of deaths = 9,283
Countries in alphabetical order
\t\tAlgeria – 12,685
\t\tAngola – 212
\t\tBenin – 1,053
\t\tBotswana – 92
\t\tBurkina Faso – 941
\t\tBurundi – 144
\t\tCameroon – 12,592
\t\tCape Verde – 1,027
\t\tCentral African Republic – 3,340
\t\tChad – 865
\t\tComoros – 272
\t\tCongo-Brazzaville – 1,087
\t\tDR Congo – 6,552
\t\tDjibouti – 4,643
\t\tEgypt – 62,755
\t\tEquatorial Guinea – 2,001
\t\tEritrea – 167
\t\tEswatini – 728
\t\tEthiopia – 5,425
\t\tGabon – 5,209
\t\t(The) Gambia – 43
\t\tGhana – 15,834
\t\tGuinea – 5,260
\t\tGuinea-Bissau – 1,614
\t\tIvory Coast – 8,739
\t\tKenya – 5,533
\t\tLesotho – 24
\t\tLiberia – 684
\t\tLibya – 713
\t\tMadagascar – 1,922
\t\tMalawi – 1,005
\t\tMali – 2,060
\t\tMauritania – 3,907
\t\tMauritius – 341
\t\tMorocco – 11,633
\t\tMozambique – 816
\t\tNamibia – 121
\t\tNiger – 1,059
\t\tNigeria- 23,298
\t\tRwanda – 858
\t\tSao Tome and Principe – 712
\t\tSenegal – 6,354
\t\tSeychelles – 11
\t\tSierra Leone – 1,394
\t\tSomalia – 2,878
\t\tSouth Africa – 124,590
\t\tSouth Sudan – 1,942
\t\tSudan – 9,257
\t\tTanzania – 509
\t\tTogo – 591
\t\tTunisia – 1,164
\t\tUganda – 848
\t\tZambia – 1,531
\t\tZimbabwe – 561
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There are now more than over 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. As of May 13, every African country had recorded an infection, the last being Lesotho.
Major African stats: July 10 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 541,924
Active cases = 266,620
Recoveries = 262,842
Number of deaths = 12,462
Algeria – 17,808
Angola – 396
Benin – 1,285
Botswana – 314
Burkina Faso – 1,005
Burundi – 191
Cameroon – 14,916
Cape Verde – 1,552
Central African Republic – 4,200
Chad – 873
Comoros – 314
Congo-Brazzaville – 1,821
DR Congo – 7,846
Djibouti – 4,955
Egypt – 79,254
Equatorial Guinea – 3,071
Eritrea – 232
Eswatini – 1,213
Ethiopia – 6,973
Gabon – 5,871
(The) Gambia – 64
Ghana – 23,463
Guinea – 5,881
Guinea-Bissau – 1,790
Ivory Coast – 11,750
Kenya – 8,975
Lesotho – 134
Liberia – 957
Libya – 1,342
Madagascar – 3,782
Malawi – 1,984
Mali – 2,370
Mauritania – 5,126
Mauritius – 342
Morocco – 15,079
Mozambique – 1,092
Namibia – 615
Niger – 1,097
Nigeria- 30,748
Rwanda – 1,210
Sao Tome and Principe – 726
Senegal – 7,784
Seychelles – 94
Sierra Leone – 1,598
Somalia – 3,038
South Africa – 238,339
South Sudan – 2,021
Sudan – 10,158
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 704
Tunisia – 1,231
Uganda – 1,000
Zambia – 1,895
Zimbabwe – 926
Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya are among 15 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) ready to pilot the Comesa Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) system.
The eCO which is one of the latest tools developed under the Comesa Digital Free Trade Area (FTA) initiative is expected to facilitate intra-regional trade through reduction in the costs and time required in registration, application and submission of certificates and the post-verification of originating goods.
On June 10, the Comesa Secretariat undertook to collaborate with these countries to develop national piloting plans to ensure electronic certificates are implemented to boost the value of intra-Comesa trade, which has stagnated since FTA instruments were put in place in 2000.
Certificates of Origin are issued to exporters within the Comesa’s FTA to confer preferential treatment to goods originating from an FTA member.
In November last year, the 40th Meeting of the Council of Ministers adopted the draft regulations to implement the Comesa eCO system to facilitate trade for businesses and trade operators.
