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* MeaningfulRename: He transitioned from Rhodesia, a name derived from an infamous British imperialist, to Zimbabwe, the name of a medieval stone city built by native southern Africans.

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* MeaningfulRename: He transitioned from Rhodesia, a name derived from an infamous British imperialist, to Zimbabwe, the name of a medieval stone city built by native southern Africans.
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*MeaningfulRename: He transitioned from Rhodesia, a name derived from an infamous British imperialist, to Zimbabwe, the name of a medieval stone city built by native southern Africans.
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* MeaningfulRename: During British colonialism, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast. However, he named himself after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact he is actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.

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* MeaningfulRename: During British colonialism, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast. However, he named himself after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact he is actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.
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* MeaningfulRename: Ghana named himself after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact he is actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.

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* MeaningfulRename: During British colonialism, Ghana was known as the Gold Coast. However, he named himself after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact he is actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He hasn't been doing a very good job of governing himself after Belgium left.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: He hasn't been doing a very good job of governing himself after Belgium left.has witnessed colonialism, the Congo Crisis, an authoritarian dictatorship, and two large-scale wars.


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*MeaningfulRename: During the Cold War, he was known as Zaire.
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* MeaningfulRename: The modern country of Ghana is named after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact modern Ghanaians are actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.

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* MeaningfulRename: The modern country of Ghana is named himself after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact modern Ghanaians are he is actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.

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* TakeAwayTheirName: The modern country of Ghana is named after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact modern Ghanaians are actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.





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\n* MeaningfulRename: The modern country of Ghana is named after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact modern Ghanaians are actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.
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* RetiredBadass: Somalia was once an important center of trade between Africa and the Ancient World. Various ancient wealthy city-states populated the Somali coast (including its current capital, Mogadishu).

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* RetiredBadass: Somalia was once an important center of trade between Africa and the Ancient World. Various ancient wealthy Wealthy empires and city-states populated the Somali coast during ancient times (including its the current capital, Mogadishu).
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* RetiredBadass: Somalia was once an important center of trade between Africa and the Ancient World. Various ancient wealthy city-states once populated the Somali coast.

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* RetiredBadass: Somalia was once an important center of trade between Africa and the Ancient World. Various ancient wealthy city-states once populated the Somali coast.coast (including its current capital, Mogadishu).
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*RetiredBadass: Somalia was once an important center of trade between Africa and the Ancient World. Various ancient wealthy city-states once populated the Somali coast.





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*TakeAwayTheirName: The modern country of Ghana is named after the Ghana Empire which existed in West Africa during the 2nd-12th centuries, despite the fact modern Ghanaians are actually related to the 18th-19th century Ashanti Empire, which had no historical or ethnic ties to the Ghana Empire.


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* ComicallyIneptHealing: He is often portrayed as a doctor because of his abbreviation, DR Congo. When other nations need medical help, they consult him. This often ends well.

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* ComicallyIneptHealing: He is often portrayed as a doctor because of his abbreviation, DR Congo. When other nations need medical help, they consult him. This often never ends well.
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* ComicallyIneptHealing: When other nations need medical help, they consult DR Congo. This never ends well.

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* ComicallyIneptHealing: ComicallyIneptHealing: He is often portrayed as a doctor because of his abbreviation, DR Congo. When other nations need medical help, they consult DR Congo. him. This never often ends well.
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* FriendlyRival: With Nigeria. Both share a band over being one of the only few English-speaking countries in West Africa with a history of British rule. However, they get into disputes over football and jollof rice.

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* FriendlyRival: With Nigeria. Both share a band bond over being one of the only few English-speaking countries in West Africa with a history of British rule. However, they get into disputes over football and jollof rice.
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*FriendlyRival: With Nigeria. Both share a band over being one of the only few English-speaking countries in West Africa with a history of British rule. However, they get into disputes over football and jollof rice.


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!!Mozambique

* AxCrazy: Sometimes can get very violent.
* TriggerHappy: Often seen wielding, and firing, an AK-47.

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!!Mozambique

* AxCrazy: Sometimes can get very violent.
* TriggerHappy: Often seen wielding, and firing, an AK-47.





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!!Mozambique

* AxCrazy: Sometimes can get very violent.
* TriggerHappy: Often seen wielding, and firing, the AK-47 displayed on his flag.

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!!Botswana

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!!Botswana
!!Botswana, aka. [=BOTswana=]
->''"System has boot. Botswana is online."''


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* KillerRobot: As [=BOTswana=]


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* RoboSpeak: When he portrayed as [=BOTswana=] he speaks in a Polandball-Engrish version of this.

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* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Along with Liberia, he is one of the African countries who were never colonized. This naturally leads to countless debates with Italy about whether this is true or not.



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: He is the only Middle Eastern country to be located in a different continent.
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* DarkestAfrica
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!!WesternSahara

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!!WesternSahara
!!Western Sahara
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!!WesternSahara

* DesignatedVictim: He's hardly ever given any characterization outside of being kicked around by Morocco and occasionally Mauritania.
*SatelliteCharacter: He's only ever seen in comics about Morocco. Sometimes he's actually drawn as physically chained to Morocco.
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* EgyptIsStillAncient: To stand out from other Muslim countries, he sometimes adopts this aesthetic as his trope page indicates.
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* TraumaCongaLine: He was relatively peaceful before Belgium came along. Since then, nothing in his life went particularly right.

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* OnlySaneMan: He is one of the more normal African nations. Apart from his rather small human rights problem, he has one of the highest [=HDIs=] in the continent, and he is not embroiled in any political unrests.

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* OddFriendship: With USA, even though he supports most of Algeria's enemies.
* OnlySaneMan: He is one of the more normal African nations. Apart from Despite his rather small press freedom and human rights problem, he has a pretty good living standards of living and one of the highest [=HDIs=] in the continent, and he is not embroiled in any political unrests.
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* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Along with Liberia, he is one of the African countries who were never colonized.

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* OneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Along with Liberia, he is one of the African countries who were never colonized. This naturally leads to countless debates with Italy about whether this is true or not.

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* NiceGuy: Is very polite and well-spoken to his fellow nations.




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* WeUsedToBeFriends: He used to have a good relationship with North Korea in the past, but has cut diplomatic ties recently and designated him an enemy.
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!!Cape Verde

* [[UnclePennybags Aunt Pennybags]]: She's got an excellent economy and the highest HDI in Africa, while remaining very friendly and approachable.
* [[SirSwearsalot Dame Swears-a-Lot]]: [[http://i.imgur.com/oBsSBQM.png When frustrated]].
* DoNotCallMePaul: She prefers to be known by her Portuguese name, Cabo Verde.
* NiceGirl: She's known for being very gentle and hospitable.


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* IncrediblyLamePun: He has no actual medical qualifications. His status as an MD is entirely due to the "DR" abbreviation for "Democratic Republic".
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Left the African Union after Western Sahara was recognized as an independent state, and is quite vehement about staying out.
** He has recently rejoined the union again, though.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Left the African Union after Western Sahara was recognized as an independent state, and is was once quite vehement about staying out.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves jollof rice and Indonesia's Indomie. He sometimes tries to claim that Indomie is his product.

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!!Cameroon
* ArchEnemy: Boko Haram.
* AntagonisticOffspring: To say that he doesn't like France that much is... An understatement, to say at least, and he considers Germany as his true father.
* EnemyMine: With Nigeria. They annoy each other time to time and constantly fight over Bakassi, but they agree on standing against Boko Haram.
* TheRival: With South Africa and Nigeria. He fiercely competes with the former for the ownership of 'Waka Waka' and the latter for Bakassi, although the latter sometimes crosses into FriendlyRival when it comes into trade and commerce.










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* FourOneNineScam: His staple method in scamming other nations. Sometimes, [[DoubleSubverted he actually is a prince]]. He still wants monies, though.
* ArchEnemy: Boko Haram, although he isn't the only one who views the group as such.



** FourOneNineScam: His staple method. Sometimes, [[DoubleSubverted he actually is a prince]]. He still wants monies, though.

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* TheRival: Has a long-standing argument with Cameroon about Bakassi.
** FourOneNineScam: His staple method. Sometimes, [[DoubleSubverted he actually is a prince]]. He FriendlyRival: However, they still wants monies, though.
rely on each other with trade and commerce, and agree on standing against Boko Haram.
* UnclePennybags: Is one of the richest countries in both Africa and the world. [[ConMan His method to gain his riches]], though, is another different matter...

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