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EX500rider

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8. Ouch...out of 47 total

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 03:13 PM

Sep 2014

There are 47 countries on the African continent, including the disputed territory of Western Sahara. However, the islands off the coast are also usually listed as African, bringing the total to 53. The island nations are Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Madagascar, the Comoros, the Seychelles, and Mauritius.

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Chad becomes 37th African state to seek ban on homosexuality [View all] 7962 Sep 2014 OP

Yeah, I guess I won't be going there for vacation this year. Not Me Sep 2014 #1

Yeah, it's sure not on my list of places I just gotta vacation either. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #3

Some just love hostility, repression and control freaking. It's just a way of life for them. RKP5637 Sep 2014 #2

I hope the World stops giving aide to all 37 states if Africa yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #4

i agree. we can't tolerate this crap. samsingh Sep 2014 #7

Agree on both points. riversedge Sep 2014 #12

jumm. Looks like the US does give some aid to Chad.... riversedge Sep 2014 #13

I guess with a name like "Chad" homophobia was expected. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #5

this is very disappointing samsingh Sep 2014 #6

Ouch...out of 47 total EX500rider Sep 2014 #8

Most of those countries might benefit more from a ban on hetrosexuality. olddad56 Sep 2014 #9

Thank US Evangelical missionaries for the Genocide. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #10

Chad wanted to know how it could get people to realize it was a country, and not just Aristus Sep 2014 #11

one of the poorest countries in the world, this will not help them at all steve2470 Sep 2014 #14

This smells suspiciously like Scott Lively. Raster Sep 2014 #15

If you want to troll the conservatives in your life, ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #16