Africa Matters

Africa’s Majestic 4,132-Mile Nile River: The World’s Longest Waterway

By Elizabeth Antidius Shumbusho | Africa Guardian Spanning an impressive 4,132 miles, the Nile River is the longest in the world, traversing eleven countries across the African continent. From its origins in East Africa to its mouth in Egypt, where it meets the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile has been a lifeline for civilizations for millennia, symbolizing Africa’s history, fertility,…

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The geography of Africa

Where is Africa? Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is spread across three of the major lines of latitude: the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. The north of Africa shares a boundary with Asia. Africa is surrounded by the…

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