The Pico volcano is not situated in Africa; it's in the Azores, Portugal, which is part of the European continent. The volcano itself is considered very recent, with an estimate age of 750,000 years.
I believe Mount Pico is a volcano in the Azores, at one time a Portuguese colony.
Azores
Pico de Orizaba is a stratovolcano, it is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America.
There aren't any Portuguese islands of Gibraltar. You may be thinking about Madeira off Africa.
The tallest in the continent is Serra da Estrela, but in the Azores (one of the Portuguese archipelagos) there is a taller one: a mountain called Pico, on Pico island.
It's in Pico island, in the central group, and has 2,351 m.
Serra da Estrela (1,993 m ; 6,539 ft) in continental Portugal. Montanha do Pico (2.351 m ; 7,713 ft) in the island of Pico, Azores.
a active volcano
An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant. An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is having an eruption... A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again.
Yes, Madeira does have a volcano called Pico do Arieiro. It is an extinct volcano that is part of the Madeira Island volcanic complex.
Taal Volcano is an active volcano located in the Philippines. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the country and has had several eruptions in recent history, with the most recent one occurring in January 2020.