The Daring Book for Girls - Andrea J. Buchanan [37]
ANGOLA
Declared independence in 1975 from Portugal
Languages: Portuguese, Bantu, and other African languages
Adventures: The Calendula waterfalls
BENIN
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French, Fon, Yoruba, and six other tribal languages
Adventures: Elephants and baboons at the Pendjari wildlife park
BOTSWANA
Declared independence in 1966 from the United Kingdom
Languages: English, Setswana, Kalanga, Sekgalagad
Adventures: Chobe game park
BURKINA FASO
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French, African languages
Adventures: Wild elephants at Nazinga Reserve
BURUNDI
Declared independence in 1962 from Belgium
Languages: French, Kirundi, Swahili
Adventures: Drumming in Gitega, Bujumbara, a port on Lake Tanganyika
CAMEROON
Declared independence in 1960, from French administration of a United Nations trusteeship
Languages: English, French, 24 African languages
Adventures: The Royal Palace at Foumban
CAPE VERDE
Declared independence in 1975 from Portugal
Languages: Portuguese, Crioulo
Adventures: The fishing village of Tarrafal
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French, Sangho, African languages
Adventures: The rainforest surrounding M’Baïki
CHAD
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French, Arabic, Sara, over 120 languages and dialects
Adventures: Prehistoric cave paintings in the Ennedi desert
COMOROS
Declared independence in 1975 from France
Languages: French, Arabic, Shikomoro
Adventures: The active volcano at Mount Karthala
REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French, Lingala, Monokuluba, and Kikongo
Adventures: Hundreds of gorillas, elephants, and monkeys at Odzala National Park
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Declared independence in 1960 from Belgium
Languages: French, Lingala, Kinguana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
Adventures: Pygmy chimp orphanage at the Chutes de Lukia
CÔTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French; 60 native dialects, of which Dioula is most widely spoken
Adventures: Stained glass windows at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix
DJIBOUTI
Declared independence in 1977 from France
Languages: French, Arabic, Somali, Afar
Adventures: Tadjoura, Djibouti’s oldest town
EGYPT
Declared independence in 1922 from the United Kingdom
Languages: Arabic, English, and French
Adventures: Ancient Egyptian pyramids
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Declared independence in 1958 from Spain
Languages: Spanish, French, pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo
Adventures: Beaches with black volcano sand
ERITREA
Declared independence in 1993 from Ethiopia
Languages: Afar, Asmara, Tigre, Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Adventures: The ruins of the old town of Koloe, in Qohaito
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia has been independent for at least 2,000 years.
Languages: Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English
Adventures: The caves of Sof Omar
GABON
Declared independence in 1960 from France
Languages: French, Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Adventures: The river rapids in the Okanda region
THE GAMBIA
Declared independence in 1965 from the United Kingdom
Languages: English, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula
Adventures: Cruise through the Abuko Nature Reserve and see crocodiles, monkeys, birds, and antelopes
GHANA
Declared independence in 1957 from the United Kingdom
Languages: English, African languages such as Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, Ga
Adventures: 600 butterfly species at Kakum National Park and a walkway 98 feet above the forest floor
GUINEA
Declared independence in 1958 from France
Languages: French, and each ethnic group has its own language
Adventures: Malinke music on the streets of Conakry, and Les Ballets Africains
GUINEA-BISSAU
Declared independence in 1973 from Portugal
Languages: Portuguese Crioulo, African languages
Adventures: Winding streets of the old Portuguese quarter of Bissau
KENYA
Declared independence in 1963 from