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On 1 August 2019, Afro Nation (also marketed as Afro Nation Portugal) was established as a four-day annual music festival in Portimão, Portugal. Billed as the first festival to celebrate the African Diaspora, the event drew approximately 20,000 attendees daily and featured live music from Nigeria , Ghana , Tanzania , Jamaica , the UK and the US .
This is a list of the current 54 African countries sorted by population, also sorted by normalized demographic projections from the most recently available census or demographic data. Africa is the fastest growing continent, currently increasing by 2.35% per year as of 2021. [ 1 ]
Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African mainland than the European mainland but, politically, are generally considered to be European by convention. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.
In recent years, a renewed interest towards immigration to Portugal has emerged, particularly in Portuguese-speaking African countries [54] [55] [56] and for study purposes. [57] [58] For instance, the number of students coming from a Portuguese-speaking African country has increased by 170% from 2017 to 2022. [59]
The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries, the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies. See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence.
This is a list of sovereign states in the 2020s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 2020 and the present day.It contains 210 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty.
The PALOP countries have signed official agreements with Portugal, [3] the European Union [2] and the United Nations, [4] and they work together to promote the development of culture, education and the preservation of the Portuguese language. [1] English: Map of Angola – native speakers as a majority in each province
Paris Club, a group of major creditor countries whose officials meet ten times a year in the city of Paris, with the intent to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. PIGS, also PIIGS, the economies of the countries of Portugal, Greece, Spain, Italy and/or Ireland.