Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia - Africa
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) includin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Territories
Africa - Independent states. East Africa East Africa proper Burundi (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa) Kenya Mozambiqu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Africa: Encyclopedia - Central Africa
Central Africa is a region of Africa often considered to include: Burundi Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa-eurasia: Encyclopedia - Africa-eurasia
The supercontinent of Africa-Eurasia (or Afro-Eurasia) is the world's largest land mass and contains around 85% of the human population. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Politics
Africa - Precolonial Africa. Africa - Colonial Africa. Colonialism had a destabilizing effect on what had been a number of ethnic gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Africa: Encyclopedia - West Africa
West Africa is the region of. western Africa that is generally considered to include the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Province: Encyclopedia - Africa Province
Africa was a province of the Roman Empire. It roughly comprised the territory of present-day northern Tunisia, as well as the Mediterrane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aids In Africa: Encyclopedia - Aids In Africa
The HIV/AIDS epidemics spreading through the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa are highly varied. Although it is not correct to speak of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Africa: Encyclopedia - Music Of Africa
Africa is a large and diverse continent, consisting of dozens of countries, hundreds of languages and thousands of races, tribes and ethn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clothing In Africa: Encyclopedia - Clothing In Africa
African clothing, especially in the north, is influenced by Arabs and Europeans. The style of these traditional outfits come from the Ara...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa: Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa
Techniques - Utensils Weights and measures Spices and Herbs Sauces - Soups - Desserts Cheese - Pasta - Bread Other ingredients Africa - A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurora South Africa: Encyclopedia - Aurora South Africa
Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa. Other related archivesSouth Africa    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universities In Africa: Encyclopedia - Universities In Africa
Universities in Africa, along with many in the developing world, face problems like fast-growing student numbers and competition from unr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 In South Africa: Encyclopedia - 2005 In South Africa
See also: 2004 in South Africa, other events of 2005, 2006 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. 2005 in South Afric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Union Of South Africa: Encyclopedia - Union Of South Africa
The Union of South Africa came into being on 31 May 1910, comprising four states representing the British and Boer populations of South A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Inland Mission: Encyclopedia - Africa Inland Mission
Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is a nondenominational Christian mission organisation focusing on Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean. AIM...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asians In South Africa: Encyclopedia - Asians In South Africa
Asians in South Africa constitute two per cent of South Africa's population, and most are of Indian origin, although there is also a smal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of South Africa: Encyclopedia - Culture Of South Africa
There is no single Culture of South Africa. As South Africa is so ethnically diverse, it is not surprising that there are vast cultural d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Liberal Network: Encyclopedia - Africa Liberal Network
The Africa Liberal Network is composed of 16 parties in Africa, from 14 different countries, and is an associated organisation of Liberal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scramble For Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Scramble For Africa - Partition Of Africa
Scramble for Africa - British. The British were primarily interested in maintaining secure communication lines to India, which led to i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Africa: Meaning Of Dreams About Africa
  Africa For a woman to dream of African scenes, denotes she will make journeys which will prove lonesome and devoid of pleasur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Africa - Determinants
The intractable nature of Africa's poverty should not, according to modern economic theory, be the case, and the root causes of Africa's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Africa - East Africa
The cuisine of East African varies from area to area. In the inland savannah, the traditional cuisine of cattle-keeping peoples is distin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Africa - North Africa
North Africa lies along the Mediterranean Sea and encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Eg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Africa - Southern Africa
Cuisine of South Africa and the neighboring countries is sometimes called rainbow cuisine and rightly so as the cuisine of South Africa a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Africa - Central Africa
Central Africa stretches from the Tibesti mountains in the north to vast rainforest basin of the Congo River , and has remained largely f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - West Africa - History
The history of West Africa can be divided into five major periods: first, its prehistory, in which the first human settlers arrived, agri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cuisine Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cuisine Of Africa - West Africa
A typical West African meal is heavy with starchy items, light on meat and generous on fat. Fufu, a semi-solid starchy mass similar to ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - West Africa - Culture
The game Oware is quite popular in many parts of West Africa. Football is also a pastime enjoyed by many, either spectating or playing. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Africa - History
Main article: Economic history of Africa Before the advent of the Roman Empire, Ancient Egypt had been one of the most prosperous and adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nowhere In Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Nowhere In Africa - Plot
In 1938 the Redlich family flees to Kenya from Nazi Germany as persecution of Jews slowly increases. Walter, a former lawyer, finds work ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Africa - Paleolithic
History of Africa - Evolution of hominids and Homo sapiens in Africa. Main article: Human evolution Africa was the birthplace of both t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty In Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty In Africa - Overpopulation
Persons with large families in Africa are often seen as well off. most of the elderly rely on their children for support. In addition, as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - East Africa - Geography
Some parts of East Africa have been renowned for their concentrations of wild animals, such as the "big five" of elephant, giraffe, lion,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - East Africa - Geography
Some parts of East Africa have been renowned for their concentrations of wild animals, such as the "big five" of elephant, giraffe, lion,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Billings: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa Billings - Books
The hymnbooks in which Billings first published Africa are in print today, in scholarly editions edited by Hans Nathan and published by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty In Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty In Africa - Scope
Poverty is the inability to attain a minimum standard of living. The World Bank defines absolute poverty as a condition of life so degrad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - East Africa - History
East Africa - Imperialism Period. East Africa during the 19th and early 20th century became a theatre of competition between the major ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Geography
South Africa is located at the extreme south of Africa, with a long coastline that stretches more than 2,500 km and across two oceans (th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Province: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa Province - History
For further information see Numidia and Mauretania. It was the site of the ancient city of Carthage as well as other large cities in that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Agriculture
South Africa has a large agricultural sector, and is a net exporter of farming products. There are almost a thousand agricultural coopera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Africa - Plains
The area between the east and west coast highlands, which north of 17° N is mainly desert, is divided into separate basins by other band...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Provinces
When apartheid ended in 1994, the South African government had to integrate the formerly independent and semi-independent Bantustans into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Media
South Africa also has a large, free, and active press that regularly challenges the government. Major scandals have erupted when the pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Government
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tiered system of government and an independent judiciary, operati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poverty In Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Poverty In Africa - Conflict
Despite other hot spots for war, Africa consistently remains among the top places for ongoing conflicts, consisting of both long standing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - East Africa - History
East Africa - Period of European Imperialism. East Africa during the 19th and early 20th century became a theatre of competition betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Billings: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa Billings - History
Billings wrote Africa some time before 1770 and included it in his first published hymnbook, The New England Psalm Singer. Later he made ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Billings: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa Billings - Words
The 1770 version of Africa was published without lyrics. Since it readily fits any iambic quatrain written in couplets of eight and six s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Religions
The traditional religions followed in Africa are grouped under the term animist, and presently followed by around 100 million Africans. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Demographics
South Africa is a nation of 44.8 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and beliefs. The 2001 Statistics South Africa ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Media
South Africa also has a large, free, and active press that regularly challenges the government. Major scandals have erupted when the pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Culture
While it may be argued that there is no "single" culture in South Africa because of its ethnic diversity, South Africans of all races and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Africa - Philosophy
African philosophy is a disputed term, used in different ways by different philosophers. Although African philosophers spend their time d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decolonization Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Decolonization Of Africa - Effects
In most British and French colonies, the transition to independence was relatively peaceful. Some settler colonies however were displease...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - North Africa - Culture
North Africa is naturally divided into three rather distinct cultural regions: the Maghreb (Northwest Africa), the Sahara, and the Nile V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Languages Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - The Languages Of Africa - Novelties
His Niger-Congo family was substantially foreshadowed by Westermann's "Western Sudanic", but he changed the subclassification, including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa Billings: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa Billings - Music
Version of 1778. Note: if your computer is not properly displaying the following image and sound file, you may be reading this article o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decolonization Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Decolonization Of Africa - Timeline
Over the course of several hundred years, those regions had been colonized by various European powers, mainly Spain in Latin America and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - East Africa - Politics
Until recently most governments were illiberal and corrupt, and several countries were riven with political coups and ethnic violence. Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - East Africa - Politics
Until recently most governments were illiberal and corrupt, and several countries were riven with political coups and ethnic violence. Si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Decolonization Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Decolonization Of Africa - Causes
The aftermath of World War II had destroyed the African belief that the Caucasian was invincible. The loss of France to Germany further r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - North Africa - People
The people of North Africa can be divided into roughly four distinct groups:the Arabs,that came in the 700's and mixed with the berbers,t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - History
South Africa - Pre-history. Main article: History of South Africa South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological sites in Af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - History
South Africa - Pre-history. South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological sites in Africa. Extensive fossil remains at the St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Economy
South Africa is a middle-income country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Geography
South Africa is located at the extreme south of Africa, with a long coastline that stretches more than 2,500 km and across two oceans (th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horn Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Horn Of Africa - Ecology
The Horn of Africa is a UNESCO's Biodiversity Hotspot and one of the two entirely arid ones. However the Horn of Africa suffers largely f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Economy
South Africa is a middle-income country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Demographics
South Africa is a nation of 44.8 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and beliefs. The 2001 Statistics South Africa ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Politics
South Africa has a bicameral Parliament, comprising the National Council of Provinces (or upper house) with 90 members, and a National As...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Agriculture
South Africa has a large agricultural sector, and is a net exporter of farming products. There are almost a thousand agricultural coopera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Government
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tiered system of government and an independent judiciary, operati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Culture
While it may be argued that there is no "single" culture in South Africa because of its ethnic diversity, South Africans of all races and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Provinces
When apartheid ended in 1994, the South African government had to integrate the formerly independent and semi-independent Bantustans into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Crime
Crime is a major problem in South Africa. According to a survey for the period 1998 - 2000 compiled by the United Nations, South Africa w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Politics
South Africa has a bicameral Parliament, comprising the National Council of Provinces (or upper house) with 90 members, and a National As...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Languages
South Africa has 11 official languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Swati, Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exarchate Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Exarchate Of Africa - Introduction
Exarch is from the Latin; Exarchus, Greek; Exarchon; Meaning Leader, from the word exarchein to lead, to begin, to rule. In the Byzantine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horn Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Horn Of Africa - History
Horn of Africa - Ancient history. The Kingdom of Aksum was an African state located in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Yemen that thrived betwee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exarchate Of Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Exarchate Of Africa - Formation
The combination of civil and military authority made the exarchs extremely independent in action and control this gave them a propensity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - History
South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological sites in Africa. Extensive fossil remains at the Sterkfontein, Kromdraai and Maka...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of South Africa - Independent South Africa
History of South Africa - The Boer republics. The Boers meanwhile plugged on with their search for land and freedom, ultimately establi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Geography
South Africa is located at the extreme south of Africa, with a long coastline that stretches more than 2,500 kilometres (1,550 mi) and ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Economy
South Africa is a middle-income country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Agriculture
South Africa has a large agricultural sector, and is a net exporter of farming products. There are almost a thousand agricultural coopera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Provinces
When apartheid ended in 1994, the South African government had to integrate the formerly independent and semi-independent Bantustans into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Television Stations In Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Television Stations In Africa - South Africa
List of television stations in Africa - Randburg. M-Net List of television stations in Africa - Somerset West. Deukom Group (websi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - South Africa - Demographics
South Africa is a nation of 44.8 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and beliefs. The 2001 Statistics South Africa ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Demographics
Africans may be grouped according to whether they live north or south of the Sahara Desert; these groups are called North Africans and Su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Demographics
Africans may be grouped according to whether they live north or south of the Sahara Desert; these groups are called North Africans and Su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - History
Main article: History of Africa Africa is home to the oldest inhabited territory on earth, with the human race originating from this cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Territories
Africa - Independent states. East Africa East Africa proper Burundi (also sometimes considered part of Central Africa) Kenya Rwanda (a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Languages
Main article: African languages By most estimates Africa contains well over a thousand languages. There are four major language families ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Etymology
The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Culture
Rather than one culture, Africa has a number of cultures that overlap. The most conventional distinction is that between sub-Saharan Afri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - History
Main article: History of Africa Africa is home to the oldest inhabited territory on earth, with the human race originating from this cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Economy
Main article: Economy of Africa Africa is the world's poorest inhabited continent: the United Nations' Human Development Report 2003 (of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Geography
Main article: Geography of Africa Africa is the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earth's surfac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Africa - Religion
Africans profess a wide variety of religious beliefs, with Christianity and Islam being the most widespread. Approximately 40% of all Afr...   » Read the article