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Africa is a Fascinating Place | 10 Interesting Facts

Interesting Facts About Africa
Africa is a fascinating place; learn about the amazing continent of Africa with these ten interesting facts.
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Africa is a Fascinating Place | 10 Interesting Facts

Explore and Understand Africa Through Her Food and Culture

The wonderful continent of Africa.

Interesting Facts About Africa's Geography

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the continent. It towers over 19,300 feet, which is so tall that glaciers can be found at its summit even though the mountain is near the equator.


Interesting Facts About Africa's Geography

 

The longest river in the world, the Nile at 4,132 miles is located in eleven countries in Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt.

Mexico, China, Eastern and Western Europe, India, The USA and Japan can all fit into Africa's total land area very comfortably.

 

Interesting Facts About African Wildlife

Africa has 54 countries, South Sudan is the newest and Liberia is the oldest republic.

Africa has over 85% of the world’s elephants and over 99% of the remaining lions are on the African continent.

Africa has over 25% of the world’s bird species.

 

Interesting Facts About Africa's Population

By 2025 there will be 30 million people younger than 24 years old living in Africa.

By 2050, Africa is projected to be home to one in every four of the world's inhabitants, and almost 40 % of its children under 18 years.

Namibia in Southern Africa is one of the least densely populated African countries, 2.9 people per sq km or 2.9 people per 247 acres.

Rwanda and Nigeria are the top two most densely populated African countries.

Interesting Facts About Africa's Population

Week’s Best African Culture Posts

Dehorning White and Black Rhinos

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Dehorning rhinos means taking off their horns to protect them from poachers. White rhinoceros and black rhinoceros is are heavily poached because of the size of their horns. Dehorning Saves White and Black Rhinos from Extinction  The official term for taking the horns off rhinoceroses is dehorning. Dehorning is a conservation technique used to protect rhinos from poachers by removing their horns.  Dehorning techniques for rhinoceroses have been used since the late 1980s. Namibia was the first country to implement dehorning as a strategy to protect rhinos from poaching. Poachers hunt rhinos for their horns, which are made of keratin, the same stuff as our hair and nails. They use the horns for medicine and fancy jewelry. Poachers sneak onto reserves, sometimes laying and wait for days using the skill of Wilderness survivalists.  In many cultures, but especially in Asian Cultures such as China and Vietnam the horn of the rhinoceros is believed to carry healing powers for everything from
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What is the difference between ugali and fufu

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How to make the popular African recipes Ugali and Fufu and what is the difference.  Ugali is a starch dish in Kenya and Tanzania made of fine cornmeal cooked in boiling water into a soft dough. Fufu is a thick, dough-like West African food made by boiling then pounding a starchy vegetable such as yam, plantain, or cassava or a mixture of starchy vegetables. The main difference between fufu and ugali is fufu is boiled first then pounded while ugali is simply boiled. Ugali recipe. Easy Ugali Recipe Prep time 5 minutes Cook time 30 minutes Total time 30 minutes Ingredients 4 cups finely ground cornmeal 8 cups water Directions Heat water to boiling in a saucepan. Slowly pour cornmeal into boiling water stirring continuously. Add more cornmeal if necessary until it is thick as soft bread dough. Serve immediately with vegetables, stew, or any dish you would use a spoon with to soak up the sauce, ugali is purposely bland tasting on its own. What is the difference between ugali and
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Top ten African countries with the most Gold Olympic medals

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Gold Olympic Medals Africa Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Cameroon, and Nigeria are the top ten African countries with the most Gold Olympic medals. 10 African countries with the most Gold Olympic medals How much do you know about Africa's history at the Summer Olympics Games? The 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad has been a part of Africa’s history since 1904. Also in Rio 2016, the first-ever Team Refugees will stand before the world and prove that you can succeed no matter where you're from. Top ten African countries with the most Gold Olympic medals African Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Kenya 24 33 29 86 South Africa 23 26 27
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Top 20 Largest Countries in Africa

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African Country by Size List. Africa Which are the top twenty largest, smallest, and territorial country in Africa by land area? 1. The continent of Africa is the world’s second largest based on land area and population just after Asia. 2. Top five largest countries of Africa are Algeria, Congo Democratic Republic of the, Sudan, Libya and Chad. 3. Top five smallest African countries and territories are Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Saint Helena and Mayotte. African Country from largest to smallest Area sq mile Area sq km Algeria 919,595 2,381,740 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 905,568 2,345,410 Sudan 718,723 1,861,484 Libya 679,362 1,759,540 Chad 495,755 1,284,000 Niger 489,191 1,267,000 Angola 481,354 1,246,700 Mali 478,767 1,240,000 South Africa 471,011 1,219,912 Ethiopia 435,186 1,127,127 Mauritania 397,95
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