The Africa Cup of Nations will remain on a two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football performed a U-turn on a decision taken last December. Many African countries became highly dependent on foreign aid. The sudden loss of both Soviet and American aid at the end of the Cold War and the fall of the USSR resulted in severe economic and political turmoil in the countries most dependent on foreign support. West-central Africa may be considered as an eastern extension of western Africa: in the north are the savannas of Chad, the Central African Republic, Sudan, and South Sudan, stretching to the Nile River, and in the south is the largely forested area of the Congo River basin. To the main African rivers belong: the Nile (the longest river of Africa), Congo (river with the highest water discharge on the continent) and the Niger, which flows half of its length through the arid areas. Africa, the planet's 2nd largest continent and the second most-populous continent (after Asia) includes (54) individual countries, and Western Sahara, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco. Peter Spencer, founder of the Mother African Union Church, started the festival in 1814, two years before the church became the birthplace of the entire AME denomination. African History Africa is a large and diverse continent that extends from South Africa northward to the Mediterranean Sea. The continent makes up one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. Find out all about latest breaking news, daily news and hot news in Africa. African politics, African business, African sports, health and technology on, also available on VOD africanews.com Description: This Map of Africa shows seas, country boundaries, countries, capital cities, major cities, islands and lakes in Africa. Size: 1600x1600px / 677 Kb | 1250x1250px / 421 Kb Author: Ontheworldmap.com Detailed Maps of Africa Maps of African Regions African regions are treated under the titles Central Africa, eastern Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and western Africa; these articles also contain the principal treatment of African historical and cultural development.