Africa Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. The birthplace of Voodoo religion, still officially recognised as a national religion here
  2. 6. Contains the Congo Basin, the world's second largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon
  3. 8. One of Africa's narrowest countries, just 115 km wide at its broadest point
  4. 9. Known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, home to nearly half the world's mountain gorillas
  5. 10. Has the longest coastline of any mainland African country at over 3,000 km
  6. 13. The ancient city of Timbuktu was once a major centre of Islamic scholarship
  7. 16. The world's fourth largest island, home to over 90% of wildlife found nowhere else on Earth
  8. 17. Contains the Kalandula Falls, one of Africa's largest waterfalls by volume
  9. 19. Called Africa in miniature because it contains nearly every climate and landscape on the continent
  10. 20. Home to the Great Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  11. 23. Shares Victoria Falls with Zimbabwe, often called the world's largest waterfall curtain
  12. 24. First sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule, in 1957
Down
  1. 2. Africa's most populous country with over 220 million people and 500 languages
  2. 3. Has more ancient pyramids than Egypt, with over 200 Nubian pyramids in the desert
  3. 4. The largest country in West Africa, with over 80% covered by the Sahara
  4. 5. The only African country never colonised by a European power, and birthplace of coffee
  5. 7. The source of the Nile River is found at Lake Victoria in this country
  6. 10. Home to the Pink Lake (Lac Rose), whose colour comes from salt-loving algae
  7. 11. Known as the Warm Heart of Africa, its lake has more fish species than any other on Earth
  8. 12. Over 90% of this country is covered by the Sahara Desert
  9. 13. Its city of Fez contains the world's oldest continuously operating university, founded in 859 AD
  10. 14. Lake Chad has shrunk by over 90% since the 1960s due to climate change
  11. 15. Over 85% covered by tropical rainforest, nicknamed Africa's Last Eden
  12. 18. The Great Rift Valley runs through this country, home to the world-famous Maasai Mara
  13. 21. Home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak at 5,895 metres
  14. 22. One of the world's newest countries, gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993