Noun
any one of the countries occupying the African continent
Source: WordNetAfter analysing organic residues from ancient pots, a team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has uncovered new evidence of dairying by hunter-gatherers in the landlocked South African country of Lesotho in the mid-late first millennium AD. Source: Internet
And on Thursday, the West African country got a victory, when the ICJ unanimously ordered Myanmar must protect the remaining Rohingya still within its borders, and required the country to report on its progress. Source: Internet
A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus cases on the same day. Source: Internet
A further breakdown of the figures showed that the West African country now has 18,480 cases of the virus with 6307 persons discharged. Source: Internet
At the heart of Zimbabwe's multifaceted crisis, the southern African country is in the throes of rampant public corruption fuelled by the political elite and a checkered human rights record. Source: Internet
But on Sept. 15, the country’s Constitutional Court validated Ouattara’s candidacy, making the Côte d’Ivoire the most recent African country to have incumbents extend their rule by changing the constitution. Source: Internet