This Is Africa' - A closer look at The Kingdom of Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco

1 – National capital / official languages = Rabat / Arabic
2 – Currency in circulation = ‎ Moroccan dirham
3 – Current political leader = Mohammed VI (King of Morocco)
4 – Population estimate = 33,986,655 (July 2017 est.)
5 – Date of independence = April 7, 1956
6 – Country codes: telephone ‎(+212), internet (.ma)

Profile of the country

Mohammed VI, King of Morocco

Moroccan dirham

Moroccan flag

Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat

Country of the Week: The State of Eritrea

1 – National capital / official languages = Asmara / Tigrigna, Arabic, English
2 – Currency in circulation = ‎Eritrean nakfa
3 – Current political leader = Isaias Afwerki
4 – Population estimate = 5,918,919 (July 2017 est.)
5 – Date of independence = May 24, 1993
6 – Country codes: telephone ‎(+291), internet (.er)

Eritrea country profile

Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea

Eritrean Flag

The great Asamara Mosque

Eritrean nakfa

Country of the Week: Equatorial Guinea

1 – National capital / official languages = Malabo / Spanish, French, Portuguese
2 – Currency in circulation = ‎Central African CFA franc‎ (‎XAF‎)
3 – Current political leader = Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
4 – Population estimate = 1,267,689 (2017 est.)
5 – Date of independence = 12 October, 1968
6 – Country codes: telephone ‎(+240), internet (.gq)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea

The Freedom Tower found in the city of Beta

Central African CFA franc‎ (‎XAF‎)

Flag of the country

Brief profile of the country

Country of the Week: Libya

1 – National capital / official languages = Tripoli/ Arabic
2 – Currency in circulation = Libyan dinar
3 – Current political leader = Fayez al-Sarraj (United Nations-backed Prime Minister)
4 – Population estimate = 6.2 million (2016)
5 – Date of independence = 24 December 1951
6 – Country codes: telephone (+218), internet (.ly)

Fayez al-Sarraj, Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord

Tripoli, capital city

Libyan Dinar

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Country of the Week: The Republic of Mozambique / República de Moçambique (Portuguese)

1 – National capital / official languages = Maputo / Portuguese
2 – Currency in circulation = Mozambican metical
3 – Current political leader = Filipe Nyusi
4 – Population estimate = 26,573,706 (July 2017)
5 – Date of independence = June 25, 1975 from Portugal
6 – Country codes: internet (.mz), telephone (+258)

Mozambque President, Filipe Nyusi

Mozambican metical

Capital city of Maputo

Flag of the country

Country of the Week: Republic of Benin / République du Bénin

1 – National capital / official languages = Porto-Novo / French
2 – Currency in circulation = West African CFA franc, XOF
3 – Current political leader = President Patrice Talon
4 – Population estimate = About 11,520,000 (2018)
5 – Date of independence = 1 August 1960
6 – Country codes: internet (.bj), telephone (+229)

President Patrice Talon.

Flag of the country.

The West Africa CFA (XOF), currency used by most French countries in the region.

A general view shows the Tokpa district in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city and economic center.

Country of the Week: Republic of Kenya

1 – Capital / official languages = Nairobi / English, Swahili
2 – Currency = Kenyan Shillings (KES)
3 – Current president / PM = President Uhuru Kenyatta
4 – Population estimate = Over 49 million (2017)
5 – Independence Day = December 12, 1963 from Britain
6 – Country codes: internet (.ke), telephone (+254)