Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
The Côte d’Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast is beautiful! About 22.7 million people live here (2015) and the capital is Yamoussoukro. The Côte d’Ivoire is a religiously secular country, with roughly equal split between Islamic and Christian followers. The...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Kongo enjoying his favorite food … onions! (2018) Country Information: The capital of Congo is Brazzaville. There are approximately 6 million people living here. The official language of Congo is French, with Lingala and Monokutuba as major trade languages and...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is Kinshasa. There are approximately 82 million people living here. The official language of the DRC is French with Lingala as a widespread trade language. The majority of Congolese practice Roman...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Lake Assal, the lowest point in all of Africa Country Information: The capital is also Djibouti. About 900,000 people live here and the official languages are French and Arabic. Islam is the dominant religion. The time zone is 7 hours ahead of EST. Jim’s...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
One of many beautiful waterfalls in Equatorial Guinea Country Information: Fun fact about Equatorial Guinea: its name is derived from its proximity to the equator and the Gulf of Guinea. Capital is Malabo, and there are ~ 1.4 million people living here. The official...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: Eritrea stands for “Red” due to its proximity to the Red Sea. The capital is Asmara, and 6 million people live here. Main languages are Tigrinya and Arabic, followed by Tigre. In the country’s more commercial cities, more English speakers can be...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The capital of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa. There are approximately 110,000,000 people living across the country. The official languages of Ethiopia are Oromo, the official working language in the state of Oromiya; Amhara, the official national...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Legendary Iguazu Falls Country Information: Tropical Brazil is the largest country in South America. After nearly three centuries of Portuguese rule, Brazil gained independence in 1822. Because of this Portuguese is the most widely spoken language of Brazil and is the...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: About 2.5 million people live in Gabon, and the capital is Libreville. The official language is French, though a smaller percentage of the population also speaks called Fang. The main religion is Christianity, primarily Roman Catholicism and...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The capital of Kenya is Nairobi. About 55 million people live in Kenya and the main languages are Swahili and English. Kenya is primarily Islamic, though there are smaller Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha’i populations as well as...
