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Central Africa       Search catalogue 294903771

Scope note
Designates the region of Africa comprising Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and São Tomé and Principe.

Used for
Equatorial Africa
West Central Africa

Broader terms
Subsaharan Africa

Narrower terms
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Brazzaville)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe

Related terms
Central African polities
French Equatorial Africa
Great Lakes region

Subject category
01.02.01 AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS

Indexing history
In the case of publications indexed before 2006, Central Africa included Angola but not Burundi and Rwanda.

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