KEY FACTS Capital city : Addis Ababa Date of joining OUA or AU: 25 May 1963 the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country in the northeastern part of Africa, known as the Horn of Africa.

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres (250 miles) off the coast of ...

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt ...

The Somali Republic was the official name of Somalia after independence on July 1, 1960, following the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) and the State of ...

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: Benin’s strategic location in West Africa, and its human capital, political stability, potential and heritage, are all indisputable advantages for investors.

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (French: République de Guinée), is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea (French: Guinée française), the modern country is ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: Burkina Faso is rich in natural resources in manganese, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, and the fourth largest producer of gold in Africa. Tourism: Burkina ...

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the ...

Investment/Business Opportunities: Côte d’Ivoire is among Africa’s fastest growing economies and is the largest economy in francophone Africa. Côte d’Ivoire has a relatively well-developed energy (6 ...

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: República de Guinea Ecuatorial, French: République de Guinée équatoriale, Portuguese: República da Guiné Equatorial),[b] is a ...

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda,is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. One of the smallest countries on the African ...