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independence of congo.
the congo won independence from Belgium. -
population .
3.7 mil populaiton in Cairo,Egpyt. -
independence of sierra leone.
recognized as the Republic of South America. -
independence.
independence of Kenya. -
independence.
independence of Algeria. -
independence.
independence of Malawi. -
dictatot power.
from 1965 to 1997, Mobuto Seso Seko held power. -
independence.
independence of Gambia. -
independence.
indendence of Botswana. -
socialist system.
in the 1970's, Nyerere set up a socialist system in Tanzania. -
severe droughts.
after years of good rainfall, much of Africa was hit by a series of severe droughts beginning in the 1970's. -
democratization.
in the late 1980's, a number of African nations joined the worldwide trend toward democratization. -
cities.
in 1990,only 22 percent of Africans lived in cities. -
civil war/dictator.
civil war resumed after he was outside office in 1997. -
population.
in 2000,Africa's population was about 800 million.