Africa
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Zambia
ActionAid plans to provide relief to nine districts in Zambia through food relief, temporary shelter (tents), treated mosquito nets, warm clothes, drugs to health centres… -
Tanzania
Tanzania was established in 1964. For most of its early years, president Julius Nyerere committed the country to a policy of socialism and self reliance.… -
Somaliland
Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991 after a secessionist struggle in which tens of thousands of people were killed. Somaliland now enjoys relative… -
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is a country trying to come to grips with nationhood and recover from a ten-year civil war which killed 50,000 people and displaced… -
Senegal
ActionAid started work in Senegal in 2006. A major portion of our effort revolves around working with the Senegalese to ensure they have enough food… -
Rwanda
Rwanda's recent history is dominated by genocide. Long-standing tensions between the majority ethnic Hutu group and the Tutsi minority, which were fuelled by colonialism, have… -
Nigeria
Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation and the largest oil producer. After gaining independence in 1960, Nigeria lived under military rule for 28 years, returning… -
Mozambique
Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975, after a 10-year armed struggle. This was followed by another 20 years of civil unrest and war, in… -
Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country in southern Africa, with Lake Malawi forming a vast inland sea. Most people are farmers: tea and tobacco are the… -
Liberia
Liberia is trying to recover from more than two decades of civil war. More than 200,000 people were killed in the conflict and around a… -
Kenya
Kenya is one of Africa's largest countries, with a rapidly growing population of 32.8 million people from many different ethnic groups. -
Ghana
Ghana was the first black nation to gain independence - in 1957. About the same size as Britain, Ghana is home to 22 million people. -
Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in Africa. Nearly 85% of its 64 million people are entirely dependent on subsistence farming. Seventeen years of… -
Burundi
The Tutsi minority and the Hutu majority of Burundi have been engaged in a bloody struggle for power since the nation gained independence from Belgium… -
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso in West Africa is one of the world's poorest countries. Four out of five families make a living by growing crops for their…
