Africa 🌍

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Africa

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The World's Largest French-Speaking Country Isn't France

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6,000 years

The Sahara Was a Green Savanna Just 6,000 Years Ago

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Africa has more human genetic diversity than the rest of the world combined

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60%

Africa holds 60% of the world's unused farmland — and imports $43 billion of food a year

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