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(Encyclopedia)South West Africa: see Namibia.Zaïre, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Zaïre, river, Africa: see Congo, river. ...British East Africa
(Encyclopedia)British East Africa, inclusive historical term for several former British dependencies, especially Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar. ...British West Africa
(Encyclopedia)British West Africa, former inclusive term for the British colonies of Cameroons, Gambia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland. ...Senegal, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia)Senegal sĕnĭgôlˈ, sĕnˈĭgôl [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, formed in SW Mali, W Africa, by the confluence of the Bafing and Bakoy rivers, both of which rise in the Fouta Djallon, N G...Dire Dawa
(Encyclopedia)Dire Dawa or Diredawa both: dēˌrədäˈwä [key], city, Harar region, E Ethiopia. It is...Danakil
(Encyclopedia)Danakil, desert region, NE Ethiopia and neighboring portions of Djibouti and Eritrea, c.350 mi (560 km) long and 50–250 mi (80–400 km) wide, between the gulfs of Zula and Tadjoura. It is bordered ...Jibuti
(Encyclopedia)Jibuti: see Djibouti.French Somaliland
(Encyclopedia)French Somaliland: see Djibouti, republic. ...Somaliland, French
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