2016 in Africa information

Central African Republic presidential election of 2016 February 18 - Ugandan general election, 2016 February 21 Comorian presidential election, 2016 Niger...

Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent...

Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in South Africa between 15–24 April 2016. A total of...

(4 January 2016). "Pentagon shutters African drone base, moves aircraft to other hot spots". The Washington Post. Sly, Liz (4 January 2016). "Mideast...

Racism in South Africa can be traced back to the earliest historical accounts of interactions between African, Asian, and European peoples along the coast...

The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa...

will occur in 2016 in South Africa. The incumbent President of South Africa is Jacob Zuma who was first elected in 2009 and was re-elected in 2014. Politically...

Mining in South Africa was once the main driving force behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. Large-scale and...

Religion in South Africa is dominated by various branches of Christianity, which collectively represent around 78% of the country's total population....

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA or R.S.A.), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres...

The 2016 Africa Cup was the sixteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union competition for African nations organised by Rugby...

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso...

Sport has a significant role in South African culture. The three most popular mainstream sports in the country — cricket, football and rugby — reflect...

bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries. Total population as of 2020 is estimated to be more than...

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope...

Racial groups in South Africa have a variety of origins. The racial categories introduced by Apartheid remain ingrained in South African society with South...

The 2016 South African municipal elections were held on 3 August 2016, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each...

Christianity in Africa arrived in Africa in the 1st century AD and in the 21st century, the majority of Africans are Christians. Several African Christians...

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in South Africa have the same legal rights as non-LGBT people. South Africa has a complex and diverse history regarding...

Agriculture in South Africa contributes around 5% of formal employment, relatively low compared to other parts of Africa and the number is still decreasing...

The 2013–2016 epidemic of Ebola virus disease, centered in Western Africa, was the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history. It caused major...

of events related to Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. It includes events described in investigations into the myriad links between...

White Africans of European ancestry refers to citizens or residents in Africa who can trace full or partial ancestry to Europe. They are distinguished...

Educational Systems in S.A Education in South Africa is governed by two national departments, namely the Department of Basic Education (DBE), which is...

Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction...