Ivory Coast Overview
Animals and Plants What is growing in Ivory Coast? Since the climate in the north is very different from that in the south, very different plants grow in the north and south of the...
Monthly Archive: June 2021
Kenya History and Politics
The early days in Kenya Based on findings in the area of today’s Kenya, we know that ancestors of modern humans lived in this region very early. In Kenya, too, one speaks of a...
Lesotho Culture and Tradition
Why does my hat look so good on me? A hat with a cone shape is known and loved in Lesotho. This hat is called Mokorotlo and its shape corresponds to a well-known rock...
Liberia Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants What is growing in Liberia? Liberia’s landscape is diverse. Most of the country is covered by tropical, evergreen rainforest. The biodiversity is particularly great here. Mangroves and marsh plants grow on...
Madagascar Animals and Plants
Which animals live in Madagascar? Numerous animal species that live in Madagascar are only found there and nowhere else in the world. And again and again new species are discovered that were not even...
Malawi Overview
Animals and Plants What are baobabs actually? In the flat regions of the country you will primarily find dry forests. The further you climb the mountains, the more you come across tree savannahs and...
Mali Overview
Animals and Plants Mali’s nature Mali’s entire north lies in the Sahara, i.e. in the desert. The few animals and plants that can survive here at all have adapted to the drought of this...
Mauritius Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Habitat for animals and plants Mainly due to the deforestation and hunting of animals, the habitat for animals and plants has decreased. There are no longer so many different species, but...
Morocco Overview
Animals and Plants Morocco’s nature Like the landscape, Morocco’s flora and fauna are divided by the Atlas Mountains. The north-west is influenced by the Mediterranean and so typical plants and trees of this region...
Mozambique Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Lots of animals in national parks There are twelve national parks and nature reserves in Mozambique. There are also many beaches on the over 2500 kilometers long coast. Both attract tourists...
Namibia Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants National parks protect Namibia’s nature Many animals in Namibia live in national parks. Despite the many deserts and hostile landscapes, there is a great diversity of species to discover in Namibia....
Niger Everyday Life
How do people in Niger live? The families in Niger are big. Each woman has an average of seven children (6.9). That is why there are many more children and young people than here....
Burkina Faso Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Which animals live in Burkina Faso? The large mammals of the African savannah are endangered by hunting in Burkina Faso. However, hippos, elephants, buffalo, lions and leopards still live in the...
Nigeria Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Which animals live in Nigeria? Nigeria includes several zones of different landscapes. Climatically, one differentiates between the hot-humid south and the hot-dry north. It depends on which animals and plants live...
Botswana Overview
Economy Diamonds in Botswana When Botswana gained independence in 1966, it was still one of the poorest countries in the world. But when diamonds were found in the country as early as 1967, the...
Senegal Everyday Life
How do you live in Senegal? Imagine that it is pretty warm. Cars drive through the streets, but there are also quite a few donkey carts. They are fully loaded with people and things....
Senegal Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Which animals live in Senegal? Six national parks have been set up in Senegal to protect animals and plants. Above all, some mammals such as elephants, giraffes or leopards can only...
Cameroon Overview
Animals and Plants Cameroon’s nature While the south of Cameroon is still largely covered by tropical rainforest, a savannah landscape is growing in the dry north. These different landscapes are the habitat of a...
Seychelles Wildlife and Foods
Animals and Plants Diversity of the flora and fauna The diversity of nature in the Seychelles is great. This applies to both flora and fauna alike. By the way, half of the country is...
Cape Verde Overview
Animals and Plants Which animals live on Cape Verde? Due to the remote location of the islands, there are animals that only live here (and nowhere else on earth). It’s called endemic. There are...
Sierra Leone Animals and Plants
Which animals live in Sierra Leone? There are 147 species of mammals in Sierra Leone, 626 species of birds, 67 species of reptiles, 35 species of amphibians and 99 species of fish. Mammals include...
Central African Republic Overview
Animals and Plants What is growing here? Most of the Central African Republic to take savannas one. In the north this savannah is a dry savannah, in the northernmost tip it even becomes a...
South Sudan Overview
Animals and Plants The war and its consequences As bad as the war was for the people of South Sudan, it also benefited wildlife. Because people had to flee and withdrew from many regions...
Chad History and Politics
First residents The area of today’s state of Chad was settled early on. Larger masses of people came in the 7th millennium BC. BC, when the climate in the Sahara changed and the desert...
South Africa Facts
Animals and Plants What is growing there in South Africa? The fauna and flora in South Africa is very varied. Only a very small part of the total area of the country is forested...
Comoros Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants What is growing there on the Comoros? Long ago, tropical rainforest covered the islands of the Comoros. Unfortunately, there is little left of it today, as large forests were cut down...
Tanzania Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Diverse flora of Tanzania The flora of Tanzania is very diverse. There is almost everything here, from the scree desert of lava to the eternal ice in the mountains of the...
Democratic Republic of the Congo Overview
Animals and Plants What is growing there? Much of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is covered in tropical rainforest. This is the largest rainforest in Africa and the second largest in the world...
Gabon History and Politics
First residents The first inhabitants of what is now the state of Gabon were pygmy peoples. They lived as hunters and gatherers. Around the year 1000 Bantu peoples immigrated to the region and gradually...
Togo Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants What is growing in Togo? Togo is narrow, but just as long as the Ivory Coast or Ghana. Very different landscapes extend over this length. Mangroves and coconut palms grow on...