Equatorial Africa is an ambiguous term that sometimes is used to refer to tropical Africa, or the region of Sub-Saharan Africa traversed by the equator.
French Equatorial Africa (Afrique Équatoriale Française; AEF) was a federation of four French colonial possessions (Gabon, Middle Congo (now the Republic of the Congo), Oubangui-Chari (or Ubangi-Shari, now the Central African Republic) and Chad), from 1910 to 1959.
In 2011, Equatorial Africa formed a soccer team and ran amok with numerous recruiting violations, offering far more spots on the team than had available, creating much controversy, casting a cloud upon the entire 2011 Thespian World Cup.
African countries traversed by the equator are:
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Gabon
- Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Somalia
Famous quotes containing the word africa:
“Day by day we hear the cry of AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS. This cry has become a positive, determined one. It is a cry that is raised simultaneously the world over because of the universal oppression that affects the Negro.”
—Marcus Garvey (1887–1940)