The District Council of Black River serves the western district of Mauritius, running from Albion and Gros Cailloux in the north through Flic-en-Flac, Tamarin and Grande Rivière Noire to Chamarel, La Gaulette and Le Morne. It is among the island's largest districts by area but its smallest by population, and its driest, with a landscape … Continued

Toamasina is Madagascar's principal port city and capital of the Atsinanana region, on the island's east coast some 215 km north-east of Antananarivo, where a coral reef forms a spacious natural harbour. It is the country's main gateway to the Indian Ocean, the northern terminus of the Canal des Pangalanes and the railhead of the … Continued

Dire Dawa is one of Ethiopia's two chartered city administrations, alongside Addis Ababa, set at 1 276 m on the Dechatu River at the foot of a ring of cliffs in the country's east. Founded in 1902 when the Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway reached the site, it grew into a major industrial, trading and transport centre … Continued

Mbale City sits in eastern Uganda's Bugisu sub-region at 1 156 m above sea level, some 225 km north-east of Kampala and around 48 km south-west of Mount Elgon, one of East Africa's highest peaks. Elevated to city status in July 2020 and organised into Industrial and Northern divisions, it is the administrative and commercial … Continued

Kinshasa is both a city and one of the DRC's 26 provinces, spread over some 9 965 km² on the southern bank of Pool Malebo, with the Congo River forming its western and northern boundary and Brazzaville directly opposite — the world's closest pair of capital cities. Administered through 24 communes, it is the country's … Continued

Mansakonko Area Council governs The Gambia's Lower River Region, some 1 618 km² of riverine lowland on the south bank of the River Gambia. Groundnuts are the region's principal cash crop, with rice grown on the alluvial flats and fishing supporting communities along the water. The Council is seated at Mansa Konko, a historic administrative … Continued