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Africa: Continent
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area. With 1.4 billion people as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, ahead of Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context.

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Nineteen rescued and at least 3 dead after boat carrying migrants is lost near Greek island [Video]

Nineteen rescued and at least 3 dead after boat carrying migrants is lost near Greek island

Despite years of efforts to 'push back' boats crossing the Mediterranean from Africa, capsizings and drownings have continued.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:07Published
Canary Islands sees surge of migrant arrivals via West African route [Video]

Canary Islands sees surge of migrant arrivals via West African route

The number of people making the often treacherous boat trip from Africa to the Spanish archipelago has been breaking record after record for months.

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:19Published
Briton becomes first person to run length of Africa [Video]

Briton becomes first person to run length of Africa

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 02:00Published
African heads of state commemorate 30th anniversary of Rwandan genocide [Video]

African heads of state commemorate 30th anniversary of Rwandan genocide

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 01:30Published
Zimbabwe's Drought Emergency: National Disaster Declared, Hunger Threatens Southern Africa| Oneindia [Video]

Zimbabwe's Drought Emergency: National Disaster Declared, Hunger Threatens Southern Africa| Oneindia

Zimbabwe declares a national disaster due to a crippling drought, seeking $2 billion in aid. President Mnangagwa blames El-Nino for the crisis. The region faces one of its worst dry spells in decades,..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 02:40Published
African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens [Video]

African cocoa plants run out of beans as global chocolate crisis deepens

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 02:01Published
Tacky's Revolt: Unraveling the Atlantic Slave War | Jaipur Literature Fest 2024 | Oneindia News [Video]

Tacky's Revolt: Unraveling the Atlantic Slave War | Jaipur Literature Fest 2024 | Oneindia News

Dive into the riveting tale of Tacky's Revolt, the largest Slave revolt in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world. Join author Vincent Brown in conversation with Matthew Parker at the Jaipur..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 44:36Published
UN: Girls often excluded from education in Afghanistan and Africa [Video]

UN: Girls often excluded from education in Afghanistan and Africa

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 05:26Published
Ship sunk by Houthis threatens Red Sea environment, Yemen government and U.S military say | Oneindia [Video]

Ship sunk by Houthis threatens Red Sea environment, Yemen government and U.S military say | Oneindia

The U.S. military confirmed on Saturday that a UK-owned ship, attacked by Houthi militants last month, has sunk in the Red Sea. This confirmation echoes concerns raised by Yemen's internationally..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:28Published
Benin celebrates Golden Bear win for ‘Dahomey’, film on looted African art [Video]

Benin celebrates Golden Bear win for ‘Dahomey’, film on looted African art

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Golden Bear win for 'Dahomey' places spotlight on looted African art [Video]

Golden Bear win for 'Dahomey' places spotlight on looted African art

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Folly Bah Thibault, the journalist changing the story on girls’ education [Video]

Folly Bah Thibault, the journalist changing the story on girls’ education

Women’s empowerment, gender equality, Folly Bah Thibault is pushing boundaries for a fair access to education, especially in Africa. Renowned journalist at Al Jazeera English in Qatar, she sat down..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 08:00Published
'Time bomb': The used cars causing pollution and accidents in Africa [Video]

'Time bomb': The used cars causing pollution and accidents in Africa

Credit: FRANCE 24 English     Duration: 02:01Published

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African Elephant Attack Leaves 80-Year-Old Woman Dead, Safari Truck Flipped

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Tourists left stranded on island after cruise ship departs without them

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NHS nurse and former 'fastest woman in Africa' to retire after almost five decades

A former international sprinter once described as the "fastest woman in Africa" is retiring after almost five decades as an NHS nurse.
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Brilliant Premier League goals by African legends

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