Southern Africa

The Southern Africa is consisted of the whole of the territories located at the south of the African Equatorial forest.

One also attaches to it the African islands of the south-west of the Indian Ocean around Madagascar (of the Canal of Mozambique in the islands Maurice and of the Réunion), as well as the African islands of the south-east of the Atlantic Ocean.

Originally occupied by the people Khoïsan then Bantous, this area was the subject of several waves of European Colonisation which left their traces in the drawing of the borders current policies of the area.

Since the Years 1980, the rate of infection of HIV becomes particularly acute in Southern Africa.

Nevertheless, the saving in this area remains relatively robust, especially thanks to the industrial power of the South Africa, mining, the oil extraction of Angola, and a favorable climate for agriculture.

List countries of Southern Africa

In addition to the nations quoted above, the Communauté of development of the Southern Africa (SADC) includes/understands the Tanzania and the Democratic republic of Congo.

Non-Self-Governing territories

Under sovereignty of the France, in the Indian Ocean:

the Meeting (overseas department)
Mayotte (departmental community of overseas)
the scattered Islands of the Indian Ocean (uninhabited, managed since the Meeting)

Under sovereignty of the the United Kingdom, in the Atlantic Ocean:

Overseas territory of Grey waxbill (including its dependences of Rise and Tristan da Cunha)

See too

External bond

the settlement of the Southern Africa by Bernard Lugan, Lecturer at the university of Lyon III.

Zh-min-nan: Lâm Hui-chiu

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