🇨🇫🇨🇲🚎Yaounde to Bangui By Road. A Cameroonian narrates his Journey to The Central African Republic
A Cameroonian recounts the circumstances of his trip from Yaounde in Cameroon to Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Yaounde
Yaoundé, often called Ongola in Béti, the language of the indigenous ethnic group, the “city of seven hills/mountains”, is the political capital of Cameroon. With a population of 4,100,000 in 2019, it is, along with Douala, the most populous city in this state and in the CEMAC zone.
Capital of the Center Province and of the Mfoundi department (the administrative boundaries merging with those of the department), Yaoundé is home to most of the most important Cameroonian institutions.
The city of Yaoundé is located in the south of the Center Region and is 250 km east of the coast of the Gulf of Biafra. This mountain site3 is made up of three topographic units inscribed in a rocky base of Precambrian gneiss: the barrier of inselbergs to the northwest dominated by the Mbam Minkom mountains (1,295 m) and the Nkolodom mountain (1,221 m) and southwest with Mount Eloundem (1,159 m); a set of hills 600 to 700 m high and plateaus; the valleys also called élobis.
The different districts are ordered according to the rugged relief of the site of the city. Roads and buildings develop mainly on the heights of the various hills, while the marshy lowlands often give way to subsistence agriculture, vegetation and many small streams. A few of them are the Mfoundi, Ékozoa, Biyeme and Mefou rivers. Near the administrative center of Yaoundé is a lake called Lac Municipal, created in 1951-1952. The marshy lowlands are also a land reserve for the development of precarious housing: the geographer Martin Luther Djatcheu has shown how this type of self-built housing developed in the flood-prone parts of the city, following the strong population growth.
bangui
Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. The population of the agglomeration is estimated at approximately 1,145,280 inhabitants, i.e. a quarter of that of the country, it extends over the bordering communes of Bégoua to the north, Bimbo to the west and Zongo on the south bank of the Oubangui in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The city is located on the right bank of the Oubangui, which marks the border between the Central African Republic and the DRC, opposite the Congolese city of Zongo which is located directly on the opposite bank of the river. The rapids of Oubangui, just upstream of the city, limit the river transport of commercial products, they are historically a break point for steam navigation. Most of the city extends over a marshy plain to the west of the Gbazabangui hills which cut the locality along a north-south axis. To the east are the Ndrès corridor and the Kassaï hills.
The Douala Bangui corridor
The Douala Bangui corridor is one of the main axes of African transport, it constitutes an axis of the CEMAC community network. The 1,500 km route is particularly essential to the trade in goods of the Central African Republic, a landlocked country
Agreement
Trucks loaded with goods and passengers (2015)
Axis crossing a village (Nana-Mambéré)
Its itinerary falls within the framework of the convention on land transport of goods between the Republic of Cameroon and the Central African Republic of December 22, 19991. The conventional distribution of freight in transit is 60% for Central African carriers and 40% for Cameroonian transporters.
Funding
The work on this route is financed by the European Union, the World Bank and the African Development Bank within the framework of the transport facilitation programme.
Terms
Escort vehicle seen from the sky (2015)
As it stands, the road transport networks in the CEMAC offer difficult conditions. Douala - Bangui road times can reach 5 to 7 days for 1,500 km. It is interspersed with many checkpoints and weigh stations. In October 2012, it takes 15 to 28 days to transport a container from Douala to Bangui.
Routes
This axis is made up of different routes and modes of transport connecting the Autonomous Port of Douala5.
A combined rail-road route of 1,789 km: railway between Douala - Yaoundé - Belabo, then by road from Belabo - Bonies - Bertoua - Garoua-Boulaï, Bangui. This route is used for transporting logs from the Central African Republic.
A totally road course of 1,500 km: Douala - Yaoundé - Bonis - Bertoua - Garoua-Boulaï - Bangui
Дождик в центре Банги - Rain over Bangui downtown
Обычный тропический ливень, в ЦАР местные различают мужские дожди и женские. Этот мужской, Сильный, порывистый, короткий. Женский характеризуется по другому. Он спокойный, долгий и мелкий, но может идти несколько дней.
CENTRAFRIQUE 2019! ROUTE NATIONALE 1 BANGUI BOALI!!
LA VILLE DE BOALI SE TROUVE A 95 KM DE BANGUI. BOALI EST UNE VILLE TOURISTIQUE.IL Y A UNE BELLE CHUTE DE CASCADE QUE JE N'AI PAS EU LE TEMPS DE VISITER. ON Y TROUVE LE SEUL BARRAGE HYDROELECTRIQUE DU PAYS QUI PRODUIT L'ELECTRICITE POUR LA CAPITALE.
Republique Centrafricaine
Central African Respublic
Bangui Sofitel (Oubangui) Hotel sewage system. Helico crash site - Отель Убанги (Sofitel). Сброс вод
Sofitel Hotel - brown water waste african style. Helicopter crash site today. A Gazelle helicopter over Oubangui river. Wastewater sewage system in CAR style. Hotel Pool and river overview.
Отель Убанги в Банги. Место падения вертолета (на камнях). Вертолет Газель летит над рекой. Система канализации лучшего отеля города (по версии Booking.com 1960 года :). Живописный вид на реку и бассейн из окон отеля.
Promenade le long de l'Oubangi jusqu'à Mboko - Речная прогулка вверх по Убанги до Мбоко -Beach Royal
Une promenade en pirogue de l'hôtel Oubangi à Beach Royal (zone de Mboko 4), en remontant la rivière Oubangi pendant la saison des pluies. Des gens prendent douche, lavent des habits au bord de la rivière. Une Bourse de sable, des fourrés et des canaux. En chemin, la pluie nous a rattrapé. Les cadres pittoresques de la majestueuse rivière. Filmé le 4 septembre 2022.
Прогулка на пироге от отеля Убанги до ресторана Beach Royal (район Мбоко), вверх по реке Убанги в сезон дождей. Река максимально разлилась. Заходим к берегам Демократической Республики Конго, затем обратно к берегам Центральноафриканской Республики. Шикарные дачи родственников президента и жалкие трущобы простых людей. Крестьяне моются в реке, стираются. Песчаная биржа, заросли и протоки. Небольшие признаки судоходства. По дороге попали в дождь. Живописная картина величественной реки. Снято 4 сентября 2022 года.
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Geographic location -
Пожалуй единственная туристическая достопримечательность центральноафриканской республики - водопады Боали, где совсем недавно велись бои между царской армией с русскими инструкторами и местными бандформированиями за стратегический объект - электростанцию, снабжающую электроэнергией большую часть страны.
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Bangui streets - Toute l'Avenue Boganda de PK5 a PK0 - ЦАРские улицы - Весь проспект Боганда
Les rues de Bangui - Toute l'avenue de Boganda, a partir de marche 5 kilo jusqu'a Port Amont. Filme le 5 mai 2022
Улицы Банги - Проспект презизента Бартелеми Боганда, начиная с мусульманского рынка 5км PK5 до центральной площади столицы ПК0 - Нулевой километр, отправная точка всех путешествий в ЦАР. Снято 5 мая 2022 года
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Черкизон по ЦАРски - рынок Комбатан в ЦАРе (Банги). Женский пионер отряд - часть I
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mapa de Namibia [ Africa ]
Namibia ; en alemán, Namibia, ; en afrikáans: Namibië), oficialmente la República de Namibia, (en inglés y oficialmente: Republic of Namibia pronunciado /ˈʁepuˌbliːk nəˈmɪbi.ə/; en alemán, Republik Namibia, pronunciado /ˈʁepuˌbliːk naˈmiːbia/ ( escuchar); en afrikáans: Republiek van Namibië) es un país del sur de África. Comparte fronteras terrestres con Zambia y Angola al norte, Botsuana al este, Sudáfrica al sur y el Océano Atlántico al oeste. Aunque no limita con Zimbabue, menos de 200 metros del margen derecho de Botsuana del río Zambeze separa a los dos países. Su capital y ciudad más poblada es Windhoek.
Namibia es el país más seco del África subsahariana8 y ha estado habitado desde tiempos prehistóricos por los pueblos san, damara y nama. Alrededor del siglo XIV, pueblos bantúes migraron a su territorio y el mayor ellos, los ovambo, desde finales del siglo XIX han constituido una mayoría.
A partir de 1948, con el Partido Nacional elegido al poder, Sudáfrica estableció el apartheid a lo que entonces se conocía como África del Sudoeste.11 A finales del siglo XX, los levantamientos y las demandas de representación política de activistas negros que buscaban la independencia condujeron a que la ONU asumiera la responsabilidad directa sobre el territorio en 1966, pero Sudáfrica mantuvo el gobierno de facto. En 1973, la ONU reconoció a la Organización del Pueblo de África del Sudoeste (SWAPO), un partido conformado principalmente por los ovambo, como representante oficial del pueblo de Namibia.12 Tras una continua guerra de guerrillas, Sudáfrica instaló una administración interina en Namibia en 1985 y Namibia obtuvo la independencia total de Sudáfrica en 1990, sin embargo, Walvis Bay y las islas Pingüino permanecieron bajo control sudafricano hasta 1994.13
Namibia tiene una población de 2,55 millones de habitantes y es una democracia parlamentaria multipartidista estable. La base de su economía es la agricultura, el turismo y la industria minera, incluida la extracción de diamantes, uranio, oro, plata y metales básicos, mientras que el sector manufacturero es comparativamente pequeño.14 El extenso y árido desierto del Namib del que el país deriva su nombre hace que Namibia sea uno de los países menos densamente poblados del mundo. Es miembro de la Unión Africana, las Naciones Unidas y la Mancomunidad de Naciones. map of Namibia Africa Namibia está dividida en las siguientes 14 regiones luego de la división de la región de Kavango el año 2013:
Mapa de Namibia
Kunene
Omusati
Oshana
Ohangwena
Oshikoto
Kavango del Oeste
Kavango del Este
Zambezi
Erongo
Otjozondjupa
Omaheke
Khomas
Hardap
Karas
Véase también: Ciudades y pueblos de Namibia
Véase también: Distritos electorales de Namibia
Geografía
Artículo principal: Geografía de Namibia
Montaña Brandberg.
Ciudades principales: Windhoek (250 000 habitantes), Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, Katima Mulilo.
Entre sus cumbres más elevadas se encuentran las montañas Spitzkoppe y Brandberg.
Namibia se localiza en una zona desértica dominada por el desierto del Namib, que da nombre al país, y salvo la zona norte, es un lugar seco y desértico con escasa precipitación pluvial. En dicha zona del norte se encuentra el parque nacional Etosha, uno de los más grandes del mundo y destacable por su gran diversidad vegetal y animal de especies características de la sabana africana. El desierto del Kalahari se extiende por el este de Namibia.
Punto más alto: Konigstein (2606 m)
Punto más bajo: Fosa Kongrascheeg´s (-1563 m)
Ecología
Artículo principal: Ecología de Namibia
Según el World Wildlife Fund (Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza), WWF, el territorio de Namibia se reparte entre doce ecorregiones:
Dunas de arena en el desierto de Namib.
Vista panorámica en Spitzkoppe.
Sabana arbolada de teca del Zambeze, en el nordeste
Pradera inundada del Zambeze, en varias áreas de la Franja de Caprivi
Sabana arbolada de mopane del Zambeze, en el extremo oriental de la Franja de Caprivi
Sabana arbolada de mopane de Angola, en el norte
Salobral de la depresión de Etosha, en la depresión de Etosha
Desierto de Kaoko, en la costa norte
Sabana arbolada de Namibia, en una franja desde el noroeste hasta el sur
Sabana arbolada del Kalahari, en el este
Sabana xerófila del Kalahari, en el centro y sureste
Desierto del Namib, en la costa central
Karoo suculento, en la costa sur
Karoo nama, en el sur
En 2019, algunas zonas de Namibia se enfrentan a la peor sequía de los últimos sesenta o noventa años, sin lluvias en dos años y con la mayoría del ganado muerto. Las autoridades declaran el estado de catástrofe natural en mayo y piden ayuda internacional: Los medios de vida de la mayoría de los namibios están en peligro, especialmente los que dependen de las actividades agrícolas, se lamenta la primera ministra Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila.30
Le dernier jour d’annee 2022, promenade sur Bangui de Noël – Предновогодний центр Банги и салют
Un regard d'adieu sur les rues de Noël de Bangui. Le dernier jour de l'année sortante. Le centre ville, le marché Sango, l'avenue de France, l'avenue de Boganda, le marché central PK0, la promenade et le centre culturel russe. Feu d'artifice de la Saint-Sylvestre au Camp de Roux.
Прощальный обзор рождественских улиц Банги. Последний день уходящего 2022 года. Центр города, рынок Санго, Французский проспект, Авеню Боганда, центральный рынок, набережная и культурный российский центр. Новогодний салют в ЦАРском генштабе
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CAO BẰNG CITY in the Mountains of Northern Vietnam is One of my Favorite Places.
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NAMIBIA - Republic of Namibia ....im Jahre 1988 - 2. Teil
Pre-colonial period
The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by San, Damara, Nama, and since about the 14th century AD, by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion from central Africa. From the late 18th century onwards, Orlam clans from the Cape Colony crossed the Orange River and moved into the area that today is southern Namibia. Their encounters with the nomadic Nama tribes were largely peaceful. The missionaries accompanying the Orlams were well received by them, the right to use waterholes and grazing was granted against an annual payment. On their way further northwards, however, the Orlams encountered clans of the Herero tribe at Windhoek, Gobabis, and Okahandja which were less accommodating. The Nama-Herero War broke out in 1880, with hostilities ebbing only when Imperial Germany deployed troops to the contested places and cemented the status quo between Nama, Orlams, and Herero. The first Europeans to disembark and explore the region were the Portuguese navigators Pre-colonial period
The dry lands of Namibia were inhabited since early times by San, Damara, Nama, and since about the 14th century AD, by immigrating Bantu who came with the Bantu expansion from central Africa. From the late 18th century onwards, Orlam clans from the Cape Colony crossed the Orange River and moved into the area that today is southern Namibia.[6] Their encounters with the nomadic Nama tribes were largely peaceful. The missionaries accompanying the Orlams were well received by them,[7] the right to use waterholes and grazing was granted against an annual payment.[8] On their way further northwards, however, the Orlams encountered clans of the Herero tribe at Windhoek, Gobabis, and Okahandja which were less accommodating. The Nama-Herero War broke out in 1880, with hostilities ebbing only when Imperial Germany deployed troops to the contested places and cemented the status quo between Nama, Orlams, and Herero.[9]
The first Europeans to disembark and explore the region were the Portuguese navigators Diogo Cão in 1485 and Bartolomeu Dias in 1486; still the region was not claimed by the Portuguese crown. However, like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia was not extensively explored by Europeans until the 19th century, when traders and settlers arrived, principally from Germany and Sweden. In the late 19th century Dorsland trekkers crossed the area on their way from the Transvaal to Angola. Some of them settled in Namibia instead of continuing their journey, even more returned to South-West African territory after the Portuguese tried to convert them to Catholicism and forbade their language at schools.[10]
in 1485 and Bartolomeu Dias in 1486; still the region was not claimed by the Portuguese crown. However, like most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia was not extensively explored by Europeans until the 19th century, when traders and settlers arrived, principally from Germany and Sweden. In the late 19th century Cape Colony trekkers crossed the area on their way from the Transvaal to Angola. Some of them settled in Namibia instead of continuing their journey, even more returned to South-West African territory after the Sub-Saharan Africa tried to convert them to Catholicism and forbade their language at schools.
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Namibia , officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations.
The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since then, the Bantu groups, the largest being the Ovambo, have dominated the population of the country; since the late 19th century, they have constituted a majority.
In 1878, the Cape of Good Hope, then a British colony, annexed the port of Walvis Bay and the offshore Penguin Islands; these became an integral part of the new Union of South Africa at its creation in 1910. In 1884, the German Empire established rule over most of the territory, forming a colony known as German South West Africa. It developed farming and infrastructure. Between 1904 and 1908, it perpetrated a genocide against the Herero and Nama people. German rule ended in 1915 with a defeat by South African forces. In 1920, after the end of World War I, the League of Nations mandated administration of the colony to South Africa. As Mandatory power, South Africa imposed its laws, including racial classifications and rules. From 1948, with the National Party elected to power, this included South Africa applying apartheid to what was then known as South West Africa.
In the later 20th century, uprisings and demands for political representation by native African political activists seeking independence resulted in the UN assuming direct responsibility over the territory in 1966, but South Africa maintained de facto rule. In 1973, the UN recognised the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) as the official representative of the Namibian people; the party is dominated by the Ovambo, who are a large plurality in the territory. Following continued guerrilla warfare, South Africa installed an interim administration in Namibia in 1985. Namibia obtained full independence from South Africa in 1990. However, Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994.
Namibia has a population of 2.55 million people and is a stable multi-party parliamentary democracy. Agriculture, tourism and the mining industry – including mining for gem diamonds, uranium, gold, silver and base metals – form the basis of its economy, while the manufacturing sector is comparatively small. The large, arid Namib Desert from which the country derived its name has resulted in Namibia being overall one of the least densely populated countries in the world. mapa de Namibia
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