Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died today at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 93 years old and had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations and the African Union. English: South Africa â Republic of South Africa. Tsonga: Afrika Dzonga â Riphabliki ra Afrika Dzonga. Tswana: Aforika Borwa â Rephaboliki ya Aforika Borwa.
List of countries in Africa. Surrounded by water from all directions, Africa is a continent with clearly determined and absolutely accurate borders. In the north it is separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, in the northeast, is separated from Asia by the Suez Canal and farther by the Red Sea. From the east and southeast it is surrounded by the Indian Ocean, from the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The total number of independent states in Africa is 54. The transcontinental country in this region is Egypt, having also a small part of its territory in Asia, on the other side of the Suez Canal, but politically it is a member of the African Union.