The University of Bangui is a public university located in Bangui, Central African Republic. As of 2006, it is the only university in the Central African Republic. Bangui is the capital of and the largest city in the Central African Republic. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Prior to independence in Ubangi-Shari (later to be called the Central African Republic) most students going on to higher education headed for universities in France. After independence in 1958, the Central African Republic took part in the Foundation for Higher Education in Central Africa, the French acronym of which is FESAC. FESAC encompassed several former French colonies, each which schools or institutes with a specific focus. Within FESAC, the Central African Republic had the agricultural institute. Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent country of the Central African Republic on August 13, 1960. ...
FESAC began to come apart in the late 1960s, so on November 12, 1969, the University of Bangui was created by government ordinance. The University of Bangui expanded the focus of study on agriculture to also include scientific research, law, economics, rural development and liberal arts. November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
The Association of African Universities, based in Accra, Ghana, promotes cooperation among its members and gathers information relating to high education in the continent.
The African Virtual University, based at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, was originally a project of the World Bank but has grown to become an independent intergovernmental organization with more than 34 Learning Centers in 19 different countries.
Euclid University, now an agency of the International Organization for Sustainable Development, was started as the distance learning extension of the University of Bangui (Central African Republic).
Has a map of Africa in the early 1900s showing colonial possessions, a map of the Maji Maji rebellion 1905-1906, boundaries of the former Biafra (Nigeria), Southern Africa 1968-1975, the Chad civil war mid to late 1980s, Sudan civil war 1983.
Mike Shand is a Senior Cartographer from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
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