africa

Africa is the second largest of the earth's seven continents, covering about 30,330,000 sq km. It comprises about 22 percent of the world's total land area. It consists of 54 countries, including its adjacent islands, 53 if you consider Western Sahara part of Morocco. The continent, as of 2009, has a population around 1 billion, with almost 800 languages spoken. Most archaeologists and anthropologists currently agree that human beings originated in Africa and then spread out across the world.

The continent is host to diverse cultures, to the worlds longest river, the Nile, and is rich in natural resources.The history of the continent is comprehensive, with large parts of Africa colonized by Europeans early on. Africa was the origin of the slave trade to colonial America. Books on the history of the continent and specific countries can be found via booksellers and internet search engines, or by scrolling through university archives and curriculum book assignments.

Tourism is a booming industry in parts of Africa, and you can find numerous blogs about it. National Geographic Africa carries some of the best information, but there are many travel agents dealing specifically with African vacations. They are found easily online. It is suggested when traveling to Africa from the United States that you check the State Department's current travel warnings. 

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Original Technorati articles tagged “africa”

• in Film
  Dark Tide (2012) Reminds Us to Stay Out of the Water
  “In Shark Alley, courage runs deep.” Stupidity runs deeper.
  by missbobetier / on May 7, 2012
• in Sports
  The Missing Giants at African Nations Cup 2012
  Great Teams Miss Out in Orange African Nations Cup 2012
  by efoghorjos / on Jan 21, 2012
• in Politics
  Eurozone is Struggling While East Africa Insists on its Monetary Union
  Despite recent and persistent problems of Euro, a prediction of its collapse, the East African Community continues its journey toward union monetary union.
  by michetrab / on Jan 12, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “africa”

 

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• BBC News Africa: Somali leaders set transition deadline

  
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• UN starves one million Somalis on 10 Cents a day

  
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• AMACO seeks Research and Development Manager Jobs in Nairobi Kenya 2012

  
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• International authority & the responsibility to protect

  
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  (Part 2 of a 2-part series ; Part 1 is here )     With the end of the Cold War, in which the model of UN executive action outlined in yesterdays post developed, the concept of security, and the ends to which conflict prevention machinery of the United Nations was to be put, became more ambitious: ...
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• Medical Tourism (Istanbul, Turkey)

  
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• Sales Assistant Job Vacancy in Kenya May 2012

  
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• Kenyas bid to set up a climate authority

  
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• Africa: Talking About Africas Digital Future

  
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• The economic week in review: More troubling signs

  
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• Côte dIvoire: Controversy during 2012 Tech Conferences

  
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• What if We Could End Famine?

  
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• Private Property launches augmented property search functionality for mobile app

  
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• TRAVEL SOUTH AFRICA – ENJOY A SAFARI NEAR CAPE TOWN

  
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• Win a Year Subscription of Rolling Stone South Africa!

  
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