British astronomer Arthur Eddington was involved in an expedition to principe island in west Africa, where he photographed the total solar eclipse of 1919.

1919年英国天文学家Arthur Eddington参加了西非普林西比岛的探险活动，他在那里拍摄了整个日蚀过程。

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Three crewman have been taken hostage after pirates attacked a British ship off the west coast of Africa.

BBC: Pirates attack British cargo ship in Gulf of Guinea

This settlement for destitute Africans from England and former slaves from the Americas had become the main base in west Africa for enforcing the British act that abolished the slave trade.

ECONOMIST: Hopeless Africa