Does Africa belong to the West or the East?

Neither. Dividing the world in civilizations is vague to start with, but being Western or Eastern usually depends on your history, culture, language, philosophy, religion/morality, legal and political system, etc. read more

It isn't really used in any other situation, because neither "the West" nor "the East" actually have any kind of homogenous culture. You can't make a statement that's true for all the countries of "the West" or "the East", because they aren't monoliths. read more

West Africa contains large portions of the Sahara Desert and the Adamawa Mountains. East Africa stretches from the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa to Mozambique, including Madagascar; Central Africa is the large mass at the center of Africa which either does not fall squarely into any other region or only partially does so. Southern Africa consists of the portion generally south of -10° latitude and the great rainforests of Congo. read more