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The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic...

The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman), today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day...

David Livingstone FRGS FRS (/ˈlɪvɪŋstən/; 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the...

The economy of Egypt used to be a highly centralized economy, focused on import substitution under president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970). During the...

The economy of South Africa is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. The economy...

The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in Ghana. The university was founded in 1948...

The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining...

The East African campaign in World War I was a series of battles and guerrilla actions, which started in German East Africa (GEA) and spread to portions...

The Central African Empire (French: Empire centrafricain) was established on 4 December 1976 when the then-President of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel...

Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (Arabic: طارق الطيب محمد البوعزيزي, romanized: Ṭāriq aṭ-Ṭayib Muḥammad al-Būʿazīzī; 29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was...

Good (stylised as GOOD) is a South African political party that was formed in December 2018. It is led by its founder Patricia de Lille, current Minister...

Langa is a township in Cape Town, South Africa. Its name in Xhosa means "sun". The township was initially built in phases before being formally opened...

The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or...

Sodwana Bay is a bay in South Africa on the KwaZulu Natal north coast, between St. Lucia and Lake Sibhayi. It is in the Sodwana Bay National Park, and...

The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of five conflicts that took place between 1824 and 1900 between the Ashanti Empire—in the Akan interior of the Gold...

The economy of Namibia has a modern market sector, which produces most of the country's wealth, and a traditional subsistence sector. Although the majority...

Kisuba, also known as Olusuba, is a Bantu language spoken by the Suba people of Kenya. The language features an extensive noun-classification system using...

The King Cetshwayo Artillery Regiment (formerly the Natal Field Artillery) is an reserve artillery regiment of the South African Army. The Natal Field...

AmaNdebele are an ethnic group native to South Africa who speak isiNdebele. They mainly inhabit the provinces of Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo, all of...

The Standard Bank Building (10 November 1908) was designed by Architects Stucke & Bannister. It is found in Marshalltown in the South African city of Johannesburg...

The economy of Eswatini is fairly diversified. Agriculture, forestry and mining account for about 13 percent of Eswatini's GDP whereas manufacturing (textiles...

Viana is a city and one of the nine municipalities that make up the province of Luanda in Angola. Viana lies 15 to 30 kilometers east as a suburb of the...

Islam is the predominant religion in Senegal. 97 percent of the country's population is estimated to be Muslim. Islam has had a presence in Senegal since...

François Tombalbaye (Arabic: فرنسوا تومبالباي Franswā Tūmbālbāy; 15 June 1918 – 13 April 1975), also known as N'Garta Tombalbaye, was a Chadian politician...

Schutztruppe (German: [ˈʃʊtsˌtʁʊpə] , lit. Protection Force) was the official name of the colonial troops in the African territories of the German colonial...

Babalú-Aye (from Yoruba Obalúayé), Oluaye, Ṣọpọna, Ayé in Trinidad Orisha, or Obaluaiye, is one of the orishas or manifestations of the supreme creator...

Agriculture is the main part of Tanzania's economy. As of 2016, Tanzania had over 44 million hectares of arable land with only 33 percent of this amount...

Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria.[citation needed] Oguta is called "Oguta-Ameshi" or "Ameshi"- by its...

Between June 2019 and February 2022, a major outbreak of desert locusts began developing, threatening food supplies in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula...

The Akosombo Dam, also known as the Volta Dam, is a hydroelectric dam on the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta...

Ethiopian literature dates from Ancient Ethiopian literature (around 300 AD) up until modern Ethiopian literature. Ancient Ethiopian literature starts...

Nigeria–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Nigeria and Russia. Russia has an embassy in Lagos and a representative office in...

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fez, Morocco. 789 – Madinat Fas settlement (later Fes el Andalous) established by Idris I of...

El Matareya (also spelled Matarieh or la Matarée) (Arabic: المطرية  pronounced [el.mɑ.tˤɑ.ˈɾej.jɑ]). Is a coastal town, is a region (markaz) in Egypt....

Angola is a potentially rich agricultural country, with fertile soils, a favourable climate, and about 57.4 million ha of agricultural land, including...

The migration to Abyssinia (Arabic: الهجرة إلى الحبشة, romanized: al-hijra ʾilā al-habaša), also known as the First Hijra (الهجرة الأولى, al-hijrat al'uwlaa)...

The Lobedu or Balobedu (also known as the BaLozwi or Bathobolo) are a southern African ethnic group that speak a Northern Sotho dialect. Their area is...

Aari (also rendered Ari, Ara, Aro, Aarai) is an Omotic language spoken by the Aari people in the South Omo Zone of Ethiopia. Dialects are Bako, Biyo (Biya)...

Mohamed Safwat El Sherif (Arabic: محمد صفوت الشريف; 19 December 1933 – 13 January 2021) was an Egyptian politician who served as chairman of the State...

In 2020, approximately 80% of Chad's labor force was employed in the agricultural sector. This sector of the economy accounts for 52.3% of the GDP, as...

Ali Lmrabet (born 1959) is a Moroccan journalist and a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights. Ali came from a modest Berber family, was born...

The Agdal Gardens (or Aguedal Gardens) are a large area of historic gardens and orchards in Marrakesh, Morocco. The gardens are located to the south of...

The 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations was the 16th edition (23rd edition if editions of the tournament without hosts are included), the biennial international...

Berber music refers to the musical traditions of the Berbers, a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival...

The Swedish Gold Coast (Swedish: Svenska Guldkusten) was a colony of the Swedish Africa Company founded in 1650 by Hendrik Carloff on the Gulf of Guinea...

Foya District is one of six districts located in Lofa County, Liberia. Foya District is the most populous district in Lofa County, with 73,312 people as...

Malawi Railways is the national rail network in Malawi, run by a government corporation until privatisation in 1999. As of 1 December 1999 the Central...

Hassan Ali Khaire (or alternatively transliterated as Hassan Ali Khayre, Somali: Xasan Cali Khayre, Arabic: حسن علي خيري; born 1967), popularly known as...

Torit is a city of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. On 18 August 1955, the Equatoria Corps mutinied at Torit, starting the First Sudanese Civil...

The Vektor SS-77 is a general-purpose machine gun designed and manufactured by Denel Land Systems—formerly Lyttleton Engineering Works (LIW)—of South Africa...

Abubakar Halilu Girei (born 14 March 1954) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing Adamawa Central senatorial district from 1999...

Kamulu is a neighbourhood in Nairobi City County located to the North East of the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). It borders Joska (Matungulu)...

Izombe in the northeast of Niger Delta is an oil town in Njaba River basin, Imo State Southeastern Nigeria.[citation needed] Located in Oguta Local Government...

Right to Dream is a youth association football academy system based in Ghana. It started as an Accra residential school and training center in 1999. As...

The Bank of Zambia (BoZ), is the central bank of Zambia. The principal responsibility of the bank is to create and implement monetary policy that will...

The Union for the Republic (Arabic: الاتحاد من أجل الجمهورية; French: Union pour la République, UPR) was a political party in Mauritania. The party was...

Hamdayet Border Reception Centre is a refugee reception centre in eastern Sudan used for Ethiopian refugees fleeing the Tigray War that started in November...

The Chadian Progressive Party (French: Parti Progressiste Tchadien, PPT), known as the National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution (French:...

Agriculture in Namibia contributes around 5% of the national Gross Domestic Product though 25% to 40% of Namibians depend on subsistence agriculture and...

The Kingdom of Whydah (/ˈhwɪdə, ˈhwɪdˌɔː/ known locally as; Glexwe / Glehoue, but also known and spelt in old literature as; Hueda, Whidah, Ajuda, Ouidah...

Garowe Online is an independent bilingual news website founded in 2004 and is owned by Garowe News Group, which also owns Radio Garowe. The organisation...

Selborne College is a semi-private English medium male-only high school situated in the suburb of Selborne (the suburb was named after the school) of East...

Nyeri The Happy Valley set was a group of mostly British and Anglo-Irish aristocrats and adventurers who settled in the "Happy Valley" region of the Wanjohi...

The following is a list of libraries in Nigeria. List of universities in Nigeria List of polytechnics in Nigeria "You Read Initiative". www.gtbank.com...

Death and the King's Horseman is a play by Wole Soyinka based on a real incident that took place in Nigeria during the colonial era: the horseman of a...

Sidi Amor Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي عامر), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a Tunisian mosque located in the south of the medina of Tunis.It...

Mogadishu City Club (Arabic: نادي مدينة مقديشو)[needs update] is a professional football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia. They play at Mogadishu Stadium...

The Golden Valley Wind Energy Facility (or "Golden Valley Wind Farm") is a wind farm in the Amathole District Municipality, built within the wind energy...

Sayyid Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Busaidi, GCSI (c. 1853 – 18 July 1902) (ruled 27 August 1896 - 18 July 1902) (Arabic: حمود بن محمد البوسعيد‎), was the...

Asarama is a riverine city in Andoni, Rivers State, Nigeria. It borders Bori to the north, Nkoro to the east, Ngo to the south, and Bonny and the Kalabari...

Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islaam Madobe (Somali: Sheekh Axmed Maxamed Madoobe) is a Somali politician who served as the 1st President of the Jubaland State...

Kylemore is a village in the Western Cape of South Africa. It is located in the Cape Winelands, within Helshoogte Pass on the route from Stellenbosch to...

Khālid ibn ʿAbdallāh al-Qasrī (Arabic: خالد بن عبد الله القسري; died 743) was an Arab who served the Umayyad Caliphate as governor of Mecca in the 8th...

Buraq Air (El-Buraq Air Transport Inc) is an airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya. It currently...

Gabriel Francisco Lisette (2 April 1919 – 3 March 2001) was a Chadian politician who played a key role in the decolonization of Chad. Of African descent...

John Albert Musselman Karefa-Smart (17 June 1915 – 26 August 2010) was a Sierra Leonean politician, medical doctor and university professor. He served...

Christine Ann Elder is an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Liberia from June 2016 to March 2020. Elder is a native of Glasgow...

Thabo Cele (born 15 January 1997) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh. Cele was born...

A neftenya (Amharic: ነፍጠኛ, lit. 'rifle bearer') was the name given to Emperor Menelik II's warriors, who were primarily of Shewan Amhara origin, that collected...

Blatten Geta Heruy Welde Sellase (Ge'ez: ብላቴን ጌታ ኅሩይ ወልደ ሥላሴ Blatten-Geta Həruy Wäldä-səllase; 8 May 1878 – 19 September 1938) was an Ethiopian diplomat...

Kabgayi is just south of Gitarama in Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Kigali. It was established as a Catholic...

Princess Mkabayi kaJama (c. 1750–1843) was a Zulu princess[citation needed], the head of the Qulusi military kraal, and a regent of the Zulu Kingdom. She...

Ayr (Somali: Cayr or Ceyr), Muhammad Madarkicis Hiraab is a Somali clan, part of the larger Habar Gidir Hawiye clan. The Ayr clan is the eldest Habargidir...

Mohamed Fadel Fahmy (Arabic: محمد فاضل فهمي pronounced [mæˈħæmmæd ˈfɑːdˤel ˈfæhmi]; born April 27, 1974) is an Egyptian-born Canadian journalist, war correspondent...

The Pavilion is the second largest shopping centre located in Westville near Durban and one of the largest in South Africa. The mall has gone through many...

Nagongera is a town in Tororo District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Nagongera is located approximately 26.5 kilometres (16 mi) west of Tororo, the...

An okada (also achaba, going, inaga) is a motorcycle taxi commonly used in Nigeria and other African countries. Motorcycle taxis or okadas are also commonly...

The Orango National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional de Orango) is a protected area in Guinea-Bissau. It was established in December 2000. The park has...

Akokan is a mining town in the Arlit Department of the Agadez Region of northern-central Niger. It is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of...

Sidik Mia (4 March[citation needed] 1965 – 12 January 2021) was a Malawian businessman, politician, and Member of Parliament who held various ministerial...

The Awassi (Arabic: عواسي) is a local fat-tailed sheep breed in South-West Asia originated in the Syro-Arabian desert. Other local names can also be Arab...

Major General James Thom Durrant CB DFC (1913 – 15 October 1990) was a highly successful South African pilot during World War II who eventually became...

Ruvubu National Park is a national park in Burundi covering 508 km2 (196 sq mi) that was established in 1980. Its borders fall within the provinces of...

Almajiranci (Hausa pronunciation) refers to a system of Islamic education practiced in northern Nigeria, the male gender seeking Islam knowledge is called...

Between 2008 and early 2010, Kenya, one of the countries of Eastern Africa, was affected by a severe drought, which put ten million people at risk of hunger...

Ibrahim Khaleel Inuwa,pronunciation also known as Engineer IK Inuwa, was a Nigerian politician, Kano State consultant, and a member of the Debate Coordinating...

Yona Bogale (Hebrew: יונה בוגלה; 1908–1987) was an Ethiopian Jewish educator and public figure, who served as the director of the Beta Israel education...

Juma Mossi (born 7 July 1973) is a Burundian retired footballer who served as captain of the Burundian national team. Having been given the nickname "Mossi"...

Mongameli Bobani (12 July 1968 – 11 November 2020) was a South African politician and lawyer. He served as the Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan...