There are 56 African Countries, It's 2023 Why Few People Know This Information

Saturday, 27 May 2023

By: TB Obwoge

According to the United Nations (America) there are only 54 African countries. However according to the African Union there are 55 member nations.

According to facts there are 56 because, Somaliland which I’ve written about in prior articles is the 56th. Somaliland is recognized by over 40 countries of the United Nations. (that is more than Taiwan which only has 13 & the US is trying to go to war for)

NOTE: Only 54 African countries are recognized by the United Nations (America). Even though Palestine is a country they don’t recognize them because they refused to split their country with Israel. You can now see what is happening in Palestine. Vatican City (the Catholic Church) is a country but not recognized by the United Nations. According to the UN there are only 197 countries there are about 220. Colonization is still taking place there are 7 African territories (countries) still occupied by Western countries. (2022)

People continue to lazily use Google for answering, refusing to do further research, followed by reading to learn answers. The days of being lazy are here, as more people start using AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Technology is leading to the 'dumbing down' of millions of people. TikTok shows you cute, little 10 minute or less videos that no one confirms if they're actually factual.

One TikTok account posts the most dangerous countries in the world, which is according to the American State Department. The State Department that hasn't actually proven this claim with facts, just from a several year old kidnapping of Americans.

Burkina Faso is 4th on this list, even though there aren't several cases of violence from Burkina citizens. There are terrorists in the country committing acts of violence.

While there are terrorist in America committing more acts of violence and mass shootings. Same with in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Russia, Ukraine, and a host of other countries that didn't make the top 5 list.

According to statistics the United States should also be placed on that list, with mass shootings and school shootings happening frequently.

Morocco retains over 80% of the country of Sahrawi’s coast line land. Only giving the country Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 20% of the inland area. In short Morocco had given no written promise, they claimed that it would give way to the full territory of the country. When the time came though Morocco did no such thing.

After William Ruto was sworn in he went into trade talks with Moroccan President Aziz Akhannouch. The very next day he downgraded Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as a country.

56. Republic of Somaliland

Perhaps the most important factor preventing all African countries from recognizing Somaliland is the determination by the African Union (AU) that the continent’s colonial borders should not be changed. Otherwise, it is feared, it could lead to unpredictable dynamics of secession in the rest of the continent.

Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies

Eritrea in 1993 became a country when it was no longer a part of Ethiopia. Why can’t Somaliland become a country after all these years? Will the United States recognize the country in the near future? Will America exploit them afterwards?

The United States would also like to build an American base in Somaliland, they refuse to add them as a country. When over 40 others respect them as a country.

Central Africa —

1. Republic of Burundi — Burundi 25 May 1963

2. Republic of Cameroon — Cameroon 25 May 1963

3. Central African Republic — Central African Republic (CAR) 25 May 1963

4. Republic of Chad — Chad 25 May 1963

5. Republic of the Congo — Congo Republic 25 May 1963

6. Democratic Republic of Congo — DR Congo 25 May 1963

7. Republic of Equatorial Guinea — Equatorial Guinea 12 October 1968

8. Gabonese Republic — Gabon 25 May 1963

9. Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe — São Tomé and Príncipe 18 July 1975

East Africa —

10. Union of the Comoros — Comoros 18 July 1975

11. Republic of Djibouti — Djibouti 27 June 1977

12. State of Eritrea — Eritrea 24 May 1993

13. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia — Ethiopia 25 May 1963

14. Republic of Kenya — Kenya 25 May 1963

15. Republic of Madagascar — Madagascar 25 May 1963

16. Republic of Mauritius — Mauritius August 1968

17. Republic of Rwanda — Rwanda 25 May 1963

18. Republic of Seychelles — Seychelles 29 June 1976

19. Federal Republic of Somalia — Somalia 25 May 1963

20. Republic of South Sudan South — Sudan 27 July 2011

21. Republic of the Sudan — Sudan 25 May 1963

22. United Republic of Tanzania — Tanzania 25 May 1963

23. Republic of Uganda — Uganda 25 May 1963

North Africa —

24. People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria — Algeria 25 May 1963

25. Arab Republic of Egypt — Egypt 25 May 1963

26. Libya — Libya 25 May 1963

27. Islamic Republic of Mauritania — Mauritania 25 May 1963

28. Kingdom of Morocco — Morocco 1963/31 January 2017

29. Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic — Sahrawi Republic 22 February 1982

30. Republic of Tunisia — Tunisia 25 May 1963

Southern Africa —

31. Republic of Angola — Angola 11 February 1975

32. Republic of Botswana — Botswana 31 October 1966

33. Kingdom of Eswatini — Eswatini 24 September 1968

34. Kingdom of Lesotho — Lesotho 31 October 1966

35. Republic of Malawi — Malawi 13 July 1964

36. Republic of Mozambique — Mozambique 18 July 1975

37. Republic of Namibia — Namibia June 1990

38. Republic of South Africa — South Africa 6 June 1994

39. Republic of Zambia — Zambia 16 December 1964

40. Republic of Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe 18 June 1980

West Africa —

41. Republic of Benin — Benin 25 May 1963

42. Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso 25 May 1963

43. Republic of CaboVerde — Cabo Verde 18 July 1975

44. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire — Côte d’Ivoire 25 May 1963

45. Republic of the Gambia — Gambia 9 March 1965

46. Republic of Ghana — Ghana 25 May 1963

47. Republic of Guinea — Guinea 25 May 1963

48. Republic of Guinea-Bissau Guinea — Bissau 19 November 1973

49. Republic of Liberia — Liberia 25 May 1963

50. Republic of Mali — Mali 25 May 1963

51. Republic of Niger — Niger 25 May 1963

52. Federal Republic of Nigeria — Nigeria 25 May 1963

53. Republic of Senegal — Senegal 25 May 1963

54. Republic of Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone 25 May 1963

55. Togolese Republic — Togo 25 May 1963

Source: The African Union

Why don't more people read, the way they used to? Reporters are reporting on Africa by saying there are only 54 African countries as well. With Africa Day just passing, more people are also proclaiming there are only 54 countries on the continent.

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