The continent of Africa is the second largest continent on the planet. It straddles the Equator and is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. It has as a federation the African Union, which is made up of every African state except for Morocco. More than a thousand different languages are spoken by people in Africa, most of them having originated in Africa. The rest are of Asian or European origin.
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Regular Blogs
An Algerian provides his commentary and views about the Middle East, democracy, Islam, and human rights. Also analyzes regional news and discusses the effects of that news on Algeria and Algerians.
http://algerianreview.wordpress.com/
Dan writes about his trip to Africa where he taught English at the University of Djibouti. He shares his daily events and also some of the differences between his culture and the one he is now in.
http://djiboutidan.blogspot.com/
A couple of One Mission Society missionaries to Mozambique write about their years in the field there. They include appropriate scripture and photographs as they describe their lives.
http://adedrickmz.blogspot.com/
Online since 2008, this weblog provides information about what life is like in Ghana, about traveling there for pleasure, and about volunteering and working in the country.
http://gisforghana.blogspot.com/
A writer and photographer living in Mali as a Peace Corps volunteer maintains this blog. She writes about the culture, her work, friends, and traveling around the area.
http://jenniferinmali.blogspot.com/
The mother of a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger posted the letter from her daughter on this blog, essentially keeping her own voice out of it. She writes about her work in Niger as well as the abrupt conclusion of the mission there after kidnappings and attempted kidnappings took place there.
http://jrobinpcv.blogspot.com/
Presents news, commentary, and items of interest about Kenyans who reside in Stockholm as well as in Kenya and contains details about hoaxes, the Kenyan business network in Stockholm, politics, and upcoming events.
http://kenyastockholm.com/
Consists of news and commentary which affect Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans with numerous articles about Robert Mugabe, the indigenization of banks, and the poverty which exists within the country.
http://www.newzimbabwe.com/blog/
A Christian woman from Minnesota writes about her life in "the Muslim East." She writes about her faith, her husband, her children, and the culture in which she now lives.
http://www.djiboutijones.com
A former Peace Corps volunteer chronicles her life in Cameroon from 2008 to 2012 as a Small Enterprise Development worker. She includes photographs of the village where she was and the people in the village.
http://roundtwocameroon.blogspot.com/
A Peace Corps volunteer from New England blogs about his living and travel experiences in Swaziland where he was posted for two years. He also details the African tech scene.
http://swaziblog.wordpress.com/
The central theme of this weblog is human rights in Swaziland with entries about the Swazi economy, health, police torture, and uprisings within the nation.
http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/
A nurse who lives in the bush in Mozambique share their experiences and way of life in this blog. She is there with a team of missionary nurses to help the people who live there. Topics include health, the Mozambique highway, the mission itself, and bugs.
http://lynnlagore.blogspot.com/
Two educators and tourists chronicle their 9-week trip through Ghana, discussing the preparations, including inoculations, the trip, and their accommodations, as well as what they saw and experienced.
http://laureninghana.blogspot.com/
