Africa is considered to be a rather large mainland, the second after Eurasia. It is located in the eastern hemisphere and occupies a fifth of the land of all land. On all sides, the continent is washed by water: in the west - the Atlantic Ocean, in the east - the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, in the north - the Mediterranean Sea, and the Suez Canal separates it from Asia. This is a huge number of peoples and tribes, cultures and beliefs.
African countries, of which more than fifty, small and large, are located on the territory of this continent, until recently were part of European countries as their colonies. And only in the 60s, the countries of Africa, the tribes and peoples living in them, began to manage their own states. But bonded years were not in vain. Foreign states were not interested in training and developing the peoples and territories of their colonies; they divided the peoples of this continent even more, forcing them to fight against each other, so there was poverty and illiteracy everywhere, and the borders of some states divided the peoples into two warring camps. African countries were still stuck in development due to a lack of qualified specialists. In Africa, many nearby tribes speak different languages and have different religions. The intolerant attitude of the white population towards blacks made development and technological progress difficult. Many countries in Africa are still struggling with this problem, for example, such as Somalia, Sudan, Rwanda.
But already in the 90s, when Nelson Mandela, elected democratically, became the president of the Republic of South Africa , and, black, all African countries saw "the light at the end of the tunnel."
And yet, its own national culture, traditions, due to colonization, have undergone a strong change. Arabs and Europeans had a special influence on African countries. Accordingly, Egypt, the Maghreb and other countries of the northern part of the African continent reckon more with the Arab culture and accept it. They are also joined in this by African countries located on the west coast, Madagascar, Zanzibar and Mauritius.
In the rest of the continent, European influence is more common. Moreover, such an African country as South Africa, has adopted the English direction of development. Namibia soon joined her.
Russia had long had diplomatic relations with Africa, even under Catherine II, they were established with Morocco and at the end of the 19th century with Ethiopia.
Africa is rich in its fabulous nature, combining wild vegetation and endless desert. The people of the continent also practice Sunni Islam in the north, Christianity, Islam and local religions in tropical Africa, and Catholic and Protestant Christianity and Judaism in southern Africa.
The unique historical monuments of the first civilizations attract many tourists from different countries to Africa, therefore this type of business is already quite developed here, although more in the border countries, because many dense vegetation and animals living there block the way.