Africa

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Mwene-Ditu

Mwene-Ditu is a town in Lomami Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, established in 2003 and served by national roads and an airport.

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Bukoba

Bukoba is the capital of Kagera Region in Tanzania, a town on Lake Victoria with a population of 144,938.

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Likasi

Likasi is a mining city in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its copper and cobalt industries and historica...

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Tabora

Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and a municipality. This article covers its history, economy, transport links, and educati...

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Cazenga

Cazenga is a densely populated municipality in Luanda Province, Angola, known for its railway workshops and historical water pricing.

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New Cairo

New Cairo is a satellite city in Egypt's Cairo Governorate, established in 2000 to decentralise Greater Cairo. It features gated communities...

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Sinfra

Sinfra is a city and commune in central Ivory Coast, serving as the seat of Sinfra Department in the Marahoué Region.

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San-Pédro, Ivory Coast

San-Pédro is a major port city in southwestern Ivory Coast, serving as the seat of the Bas-Sassandra District and San-Pédro Region.

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Tshikapa

Tshikapa is the capital of Kasaï Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its diamond mining history and location on the...

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Toamasina

Toamasina is the capital of Atsinanana region and chief seaport of Madagascar, located on the east coast of the island.

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Aïn Beïda

Aïn Beïda is a municipality in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria, located southeast of Constantine and inhabited by Chaouis and Arabs.

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Luanshya

Luanshya is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, known for its copper mining history and the Roan Antelope mine.

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Souk Ahras

Souk Ahras is a municipality and provincial capital in Algeria, built on the ruins of the ancient Numidian city of Thagaste, birthplace of S...

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Shubrā al Khaymah

Shubrā al Khaymah is Egypt's fourth-largest city, located in Qalyubia Governorate as part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area.

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Hoji ya Henda

Hoji ya Henda, born José Mendes de Carvalho, was an Angolan guerrilla fighter and folk hero killed during the Portuguese Colonial War.

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Kindia

Kindia is the fourth largest city in Guinea, serving as the capital of Kindia Region and Prefecture, located 137 km northeast of Conakry.

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Mdantsane

Mdantsane is a South African township in the Eastern Cape, known for its boxing heritage and history of anti-apartheid struggles.

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Kasese

Kasese is a town and district capital in Uganda's Western Region, located near the Rwenzori Mountains and Lake George.

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KwaDukuza

KwaDukuza, formerly Stanger, is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known as the birthplace of King Shaka and a center of the sugar indus...

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Moçâmedes

Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola and the capital of Namibe Province, known for its desert climate and iron ore port.