Photos: `This Is Africa` - A delve into Africa`s first republic, Liberia. Automated Publishing Via Osuta Yusuf Robot Trigger. African countries have their peculiar challenges like all countries the world over. Amid these challenges are particular characteristics of countries on the continent. ‘This Is Africa (TIA)’ is an Africanews initiative aimed at sharing information about African countries and helping our audiences better discover the continent – in a small but significant way. For the next twenty weeks, we shall be sharing salient information about an African country such as their currency, political leader, population, date of independence etc. [Photos / Information] Ten of Africa's long serving Political Leaders. Country of the Week: Liberia 1 – National capital / official languages = Monrovia / English 2 – Currency in circulation = ‎ Liberian dollar 3 – Current political leader = George Weah 4 – Population estimate = 4,689,021 (July 2017 est.) 5 – Date of independence = July 26, 1847 6 – Country codes: telephone ‎(+231), internet (.lr ) Country Profile George Weah, Liberian President Liberian dollar Flag of the country Down Town Monrovia Country of the Week: 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 _ Flag of the Country_ 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) The Kenyan flag Kenyan Shillings Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta Aerial photo of Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

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African countries have their peculiar challenges like all countries the world over. Amid these challenges are particular characteristics of countries on the continent.

‘This Is Africa (TIA)’ is an Africanews initiative aimed at sharing information about African countries and helping our audiences better discover the continent – in a small but significant way.

For the next twenty weeks, we shall be sharing salient information about an African country such as their currency, political leader, population, date of independence etc.

[Photos / Information] Ten of Africa's long serving Political Leaders.

Country of the Week: Liberia

1 – National capital / official languages = Monrovia / English

2 – Currency in circulation = ‎ Liberian dollar

3 – Current political leader = George Weah

4 – Population estimate = 4,689,021 (July 2017 est.)

5 – Date of independence = July 26, 1847

6 – Country codes: telephone ‎(+231), internet (.lr )



Country Profile



George Weah, Liberian President



Liberian dollar



Flag of the country



Down Town Monrovia

Country of the Week: 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



_ Flag of the Country_

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)



The Kenyan flag



Kenyan Shillings



Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta



Aerial photo of Kenyan capital, Nairobi.