Gabon Overview
What is life like in Gabon? Imagine living in Gabon! It would be warm all year round. You wouldn’t own a winter jacket and thick boots. You would probably have several siblings, because every...
Monthly Archive: June 2021
Tunisia Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Warning, poisonous! In the desert of Tunisia you can find grasshoppers, snakes and various bird species as well as scorpions. The scorpions in Tunisia are among the most poisonous species of...
Ghana Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants Ghana’s nature There are very different habitats in Ghana. The animals and plants in the rainforest in the south are completely different from those in the dry north. In contrast to...
Uganda Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants The animal wealth is great in Uganda The wealth of animals in Uganda is very great. It is true that the animal populations fell sharply between 1970 and 1990 because many...
Guinea Wildlife and Economy
Animals and Plants What is growing in Guinea? There are four regions in Guinea, which differ greatly in terms of their landscape. In the coastal region, forests and grasslands alternate. They form the Guinea...
Zambia History and Politics
Settlement of Zambia Already about 300,000 years ago people settled in what is now Zambia. These mostly lived near rivers or lakes and already used axes as tools. 50,000 years ago, the residents ventured...
Guinea-Bissau Overview
Animals and Plants Which animals live in Guinea-Bissau? Many animal species live in Guinea-Bissau. This also includes several monkeys such as the Guinea baboon, the green monkey, the West African colobus monkey, the Senegal...
Zimbabwe Geography
Sparse flora in Zimbabwe The dry savanna characterizes Zimbabwe. You can imagine that in the rainy season green grass grows that can reach a height of up to two meters. Then of course the...
Zimbabwe Economy
Economy How did the economy in Zimbabwe develop? In 1980 the former Rhodesia became independent as Zimbabwe and the economy developed very well at the beginning of independence. The numbers grew particularly in the...
Travel to Zimbabwe
Entry and residence regulations Current travel and safety notices from 6/8/2020 provide information about travel warnings, entry bans, the discontinued international air traffic as a result of the Corona crisis, which was classified as...
Living in Zimbabwe
Money Between 2009 and June 2019, the US dollar was the common currency. In the meantime, payments have also been made with the South African rand and some Asian currencies. The Zimbabwe dollar became...
Zimbabwe Population and Society
More than 1.6 million people live in the capital Harare, including the surrounding area there are over 2.2 million (2018). Harare is located in the center of the country at 1483 m above sea...
Zimbabwe Religion
The Christian population of Zimbabwe (estimated to be over 84% of the total population) belongs to different churches. In addition to Catholics, Methodists, Anglicans and Presbyterians, evangelical and independent African Pentecostal churches have seen...