Africa is the world's second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30,370,000 km² (11,730,000 sq mi) including its adjacent islands, it covers 5.9% of the Earth's total surface area, and 20.3% of the total land area. With over 840,000,000 people (as of 2005) in 57 territories, it accounts for more than 12% of the world's human population. Africa - Etymology. The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — "land of the Afr ...

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Africa, Africa - Etymology, Africa - Geography, Africa - History, Africa - Politics, Africa - Precolonial Africa, Africa - Colonial Africa, Africa - Post-colonial Africa, Africa - Modern Africa, Africa - Economy, Africa - Demographics, Africa - Languages, Africa - Culture, Africa - Religion, Africa - Territories, Africa - Independent states, Africa - Territories possessions départements, Africa - Disputed territories, Africa - Table of territories and regions

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Central Africa is a region of Africa often considered to include: Burundi Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Central Africa, or Middle Africa (as by the United Nations when categorising geographic regions), is a term used to also describe the region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, east of the Bulge of Africa, but west of the Great Rift Valley. The region is dominated by the Congo River and its tributaries, which collectively ...

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The supercontinent of Africa-Eurasia (or Afro-Eurasia) is the world's largest land mass and contains around 85% of the human population. It is typically subdivided into the continents Africa and Eurasia (which is culturally, but not geographically, divided into Europe and Asia) by drawing a line at the Suez Canal. Historians of the cultural materialism school may subdivide it into Eurasia-North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, based on differing agricultur ...

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Africa - Precolonial Africa. Africa - Colonial Africa. Colonialism had a destabilizing effect on what had been a number of ethnic groups that is still being felt in African politics. Prior to European influence, national borders were not much of a concern, with Africans generally following the practice of other areas of the world, such as the Arabian peninsula, where a group's territory was congruent with its military or trade influence. The European insistence of drawing borders arou ...

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West Africa is the region of. western Africa that is generally considered to include the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. In addition, the region is sometimes considered to include Cape Verde, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Western Sahara. West Africa is an area with a great span of geography, bioregions, and cultures. It is oriented west of an imagined no ...

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Africa was a province of the Roman Empire. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day northern Tunisia, as well as the Mediterranean coast of modern-day western Libya along the Syrtis Minor. The Roman administrative province is shown, although in Carthaginian times the province was larger. It was the site of the ancient city of Carthage as well as other large cities in that era, such as Hadrumetum (modern Sousse, Tunisia), capital of Byzacena, Hippo Regius (modern Annaba, Algeria). The pronvince was established following the Third Punic War, by annexing the remaining Carthaginian territory ...

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The HIV/AIDS epidemics spreading through the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa are highly varied. Although it is not correct to speak of a single African epidemic, Africa is without doubt the region most affected by the virus. Inhabited by just 10% of the world's population, Africa is estimated to have more than 60% of the AIDS-infected population. AIDS in Africa - General overview. HIV prevalence is stable throughout most of Sub-Saharan Africa, is still rising in a few countries such as Madagascar and ...

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Africa is a large and diverse continent, consisting of dozens of countries, hundreds of languages and thousands of races, tribes and ethnic groups. As such, there is little that can be said that applies to all the music of Africa, as there is no distinctly pan-African tradition of folk or classical music of any kind; the only shared form of musical expression is popular. Nevertheless, there are regional similarities between dissimilar groups, ...

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African clothing, especially in the north, is influenced by Arabs and Europeans. The style of these traditional outfits come from the Arabs. This includes long robes and beautiful designs and embroidery. Today, some Africans still wear these clothings as part of daily life and/or especially when there is a special party or occasion. There are also non-profit organizations in western societies that sell used clothes to for-profit companies in africa, these "white man's clothes" are quite common in some parts of the continent.

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Techniques - Utensils Weights and measures Spices and Herbs Sauces - Soups - Desserts Cheese - Pasta - Bread Other ingredients Africa - Asia - Caribbean South Asian - Latin America Middle East - The West Other cuisines... Famous chefs Kitchens - Meals Wikibooks: Cookbook Cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, ...

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Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa. Other related archivesSouth Africa

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Universities in Africa, along with many in the developing world, face problems like fast-growing student numbers and competition from unregulated degree programmes. Overcrowding has forced institutions like Uganda's Makerere University to hold lectures in shifts, with classes held at nights and weekends. Universities in Africa - International organizations. The Association of African Universities, based in Accra, Ghana, promotes cooperation among its members and gathers information relating to ...

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See also: 2004 in South Africa, other events of 2005, 2006 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. 2005 in South Africa - Events. 2005 in South Africa - March. 8 March - Pretoria's council votes to change the city's name to Tshwane. The move is yet to be ratified. 9 March - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale occurs at Stilfontein's Hartebeestfontein gold mine 2005 in South Africa - May. ...

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The Union of South Africa came into being on 31 May 1910, comprising four states representing the British and Boer populations of South Africa following the end of the Boer War in 1902. The two British colonies, the Cape Colony and Natal Colony, were combined with the two defeated Boer states, the South African Republic and Orange Free State, known thereafter as the Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State, respectively. Unlike Canada and Australia, the Union was a unitary state, rather than a federation, with ...

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Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is a nondenominational Christian mission organisation focusing on Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean. AIM was founded in 1895 by Peter Cameron Scott together with Arthur Pierson and Charles Hurlburt, and as of 2004 has over 850 missionaries. Africa Inland Mission - History of AIM. In 1895, eight missionaries, headed by Scott, arrived in Mombasa, British East Africa (now Kenya). On 8 December 1896, Scott died of black water fever. In 1909, the first missionaries arrived ...

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Asians in South Africa constitute two per cent of South Africa's population, and most are of Indian origin, although there is also a small Chinese community. The "Cape Malays", who are descended -- at least in part -- from Asians were classified as "Coloured" (mixed race) under apartheid. Asians in South Africa - Indians. Most Asians in South Africa are descended from indentured Indian labourers who were brought by the British from India in the 19th century, mostly to work in what is now the province of Kwa ...

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There is no single Culture of South Africa. As South Africa is so ethnically diverse, it is not surprising that there are vast cultural differences as well. Culture of South Africa - Main Cultural differences. Because of the legacy of Apartheid segregation, many cultural differences correspond closely to the racial groups defined by Apartheid (Blacks, Whites, Coloureds, Asians). This may change as assimilation progresses, although currently (2004) many cultural differences between Apartheid-defined racial g ...

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• Culture of South Africa - Famous South Africans
• Culture of South Africa - Sport — the national passion
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• Culture of South Africa - Food
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The Africa Liberal Network is composed of 16 parties in Africa, from 14 different countries, and is an associated organisation of Liberal International, the political family to which Liberal Democratic parties belong. The ALN serves to promote liberal democratic objectives and principles throughout the African continent. The parties involved in the network are bound by a policy stating that they: exist to ensure the freedom and dignity of all people through; establishing political and civil rights, ensuring basic freedoms, the rule of ...

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Scramble for Africa - British. The British were primarily interested in maintaining secure communication lines to India, which led to initial interest in Egypt and South Africa. Once these two areas were secure, it was the intent of British colonialists such as Cecil Rhodes to establish a Cape-Cairo railway. Egypt Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (now Sudan) British East Africa Kenya Uganda British Somaliland Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) ...

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Scramble for Africa, Scramble for Africa - Opening of the continent, Scramble for Africa - Africa and global markets, Scramble for Africa - Strategic rivalry, Scramble for Africa - The colonial encounter, Scramble for Africa - The production of cash crops, Scramble for Africa - The Congo Free State, Scramble for Africa - The extermination of the Herero, Scramble for Africa - Partition of Africa, Scramble for Africa - British, Scramble for Africa - French, Scramble for Africa - Portuguese, Scramble for Africa - German, Scramble for Africa - Italian, Scramble for Africa - Belgian, Scramble for Africa - Spanish, Scramble for Africa - Independent Nations, Scramble for Africa - Conclusions

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