Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 123 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Contents |
All of Africa -- Preamble: Africa takes on Covid-19 -- Taking full measure of Africa -- A multifaceted continent with shared challenges -- Africa reinventing itself and taking up the key challenges of tomorrow |
Summary |
"This innovative Atlas of Africa, by the Agence Française de Développement, offers comprehensive insights into contemporary Africa through the use of full-colour maps, charts, graphics and text which demonstrate and explain Africa's growing importance in the world and its demographic, economic, social and environmental transformation, while also outlining the challenges that the continent faces. Full-colour maps, charts and graphics cover such wide-ranging topics as economic development, urbanization, education, the rule of law, gender, the blue economy, regional organizations, energy and culture, to form a volume which offers a wide-ranging overview in graphic form of Africa in the world today, of interest to all those studying, working in or with Africa, and those with a general interest in the continent."-- Provided by publisher |
Notes |
"Originally published in France as: Altas de l'Afrique AFD, Pour un autre regard sur le continent by Agence Française de developpement. © Armand Colin, 2020"--Title page verso |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Translated from the original French into English |
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Agence Française de Développement (AFD), a public financial institution, funds, supports and accelerates the transition towards a fairer and more sustainable world. Its teams, focusing on climate, biodiversity, peace, education, urban development, health and governance, carry out projects in France's overseas departments and territories and in a further 115 countries |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Economic development -- Africa
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Geopolitics -- Africa -- Maps
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REFERENCE / Atlases
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
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Economic development
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Economic history
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Geopolitics
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Social conditions
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SUBJECT |
Africa -- Maps.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001569
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Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Maps
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Africa -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Maps
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Subject |
Africa
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Genre/Form |
atlases.
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Atlases
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Maps
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Atlases.
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Atlas.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Songwe, Vera, writer of preface
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Rioux, Rémy, writer of foreword
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LC no. |
2021010457 |
ISBN |
9781003190028 |
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1003190022 |
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9781000426991 |
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1000426998 |
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9781000427011 |
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1000427013 |
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