Each year 3,500 black captives arrived from Africa or the Caribbean ... This led to the American Revolution, with its ethos of freedom and equality. The spirit of the age was not lost on African ...

Sub-Saharan African countries have seen major advances in freedom and democracy ... Madagascar, South Africa, and Uganda. To compare other major regions, Western Europe has an aggregate index ...

only seven percent of Africa's population resides in "Free" countries, while half live in "Not Free" nations. The report states that France maintains a "Free" status with a global freedom score of ...