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Berta History:
Berta is one of several names for a people group who live on both sides of the Ethiopian and Sudanese borders, south of the Blue Nile in an area known as the Benishangul. The Benishangul-Gumaz region in Ethiopia [...]

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The Republic of Djibouti is the second smallest country in Africa. This dry, desert enclave on the Red Sea coast of Africa between Ethiopia and Somalia is reputed to be the world’s hottest country. Plagued by drought and limited natural resources and industry, this country suffers from at least 50% unemployment.

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Christians around Uganda began to pray and seek God. Meetings and rallies were held and God’s people cried out to Him. According to all reports, President Museveni heard about it and called pastors to him in Gulu.

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As early as the 11th century, the island of Zanzibar, situated off the coast of Tanzania, was strongly influenced by the Arab Islamic world. Even the language Kiswahili (Swahili), which is spoken in all of East Africa

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The Yao of Tanzania live in the south, along the border of Mozambique. They are mainly peasants who raise animals, have small businesses, and live in clans. Their chiefs are Mataka, Kanduru, and Mtalika.

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1000 years ago Somalia was a great nation known as Punt. It was the home of the Queen of Sheba, and traded spices with many countries, even as far as China. It is now one of the poorest countries in the world, with few natural resources.

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Three years ago, some Kenyan Christians started a small primary school in a district of Nairobi which is inhabited mainly by Muslims. Without this initiative the young in this district would not have any access to education.

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The average life expectancy of Kenya’s 32 million inhabitants is 52 years. The AIDS infection rate in Kenya is very high: in 2003, 1.2 million people were officially counted as infected with the HIV virus, and the number of undetected cases is probably much higher.

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