African Country by Size List. Africa Which are the top twenty largest, smallest, and territorial country in Africa by land area? 1. The continent of Africa is the world’s second largest based on land area and population just after Asia. 2. Top five largest countries of Africa are Algeria, Congo Democratic Republic of the, Sudan, Libya and Chad. 3. Top five smallest African countries and territories are Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Saint Helena and Mayotte. African Country from largest to smallest Area sq mile Area sq km Algeria 919,595 2,381,740 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 905,568 2,345,410 Sudan 718,723 1,861,484 Libya 679,362 1,759,540 Chad 495,755 1,284,000 Niger 489,191 1,267,000 Angola 481,354 1,246,700 Mali 478,767 1,240,000 South Africa 471,011 1,219,912 Ethiopia 435,186 1,127,127 Mauritania 397,95 Show
MessagesSection BrandingHeader ContentJanuary 23, 2019 7:04 AM Updated: August 13, 2020 11:28 PM Primary ContentThe Pan-African flag has appeared at the center of some of the most painful moments in American history. In 2014, an unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, protesters waved the Pan-African flag as they marched through the streets. GPB's Leah Fleming interviews Georgia State professor Akinyele Umoja The Pan African flag was born out of the racism of the 1920s. The flag's creation was inspired by a racist minstrel show song from 1900 called "Every Race Has a Flag but the Coon."
Marcus Garvey, who was the leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, would go on to create the flag as a symbol for black people around the world. Akinyele Umoja, who chairs the department of African American Studies at Georgia State University, spoke with GPB's Leah Fleming as part of our series on the power of a flag in the American experience. Secondary ContentAbout the authorsAuthor Leah Fleming is an award-winning radio host and correspondent. You can hear her greet you weekday mornings from 5 to 9 a.m. on GPB’s Morning Edition from NPR News. Morning Edition is heard throughout the state and beyond at GPB.org and on the GPB apps. RADIO PRODUCER & BACK-UP HOST Taylor Gantt is a multimedia journalist and a Georgia native. He graduated from Georgia State University in 2015 with degree in journalism and a concentration in telecommunications. Bottom ContentRelated News
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GPB evening headlines for October 25, 2022The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of lawsuits filed against two county governments over the removal of Confederate monuments on public property. The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year as it lost about two percent of its population. Support Quality JournalismGPB is committed to bringing you comprehensive news coverage from Georgia, across the country and around the world. Your support makes this possible. Please consider making a gift today to support this vital public service. What country flag is red black green?The Red, Black and Green flag represents the entire African nation (black people everywhere). It was voted to be the flag of Africa on August 12, 1920 by Marcus Garvey and the thousands of members of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), at their conference in Brooklyn NY.
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