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Geography of Africa An Introduction

Rift Valley, Kenya

Virunga Mountains, Rwanda

From: Michael L. McNulty, “The Contemporary Africa of Africa,” in Africa, edited by Phiyllis M. Martin and Patrick O’Meara, pp Third edition. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

Savannah

The Sahel

Somalia

Sahara Desert

History of People in Africa A Very Short Introduction

Kampala, Uganda

Bus station in Kampala, Uganda

Nairobi, Kenya

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Downtown Lagos, Nigeria

Traffic in Lagos, Nigeria