Africa Factbook

Top Five Golf Courses in Kenya Best Golf Resorts in Africa but first a short quiz. The French word Cadet means youngest child and is where the word Caddy comes from? True or False True False First 18-Hole golf course was on a apple farm.? True or False True False The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million? True or False True False Kenya’s first golf course, Nairobi golf club, now the Royal Nairobi golf club, opened in 1906? True or False True False Golf in Kenya is a popular sport? True or False True False Australian golfer Peter Thomson inaugurated the Kenya Open Golf Championship in 1967? True or False True False Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club has a 10 hole course? True or False True False Kenya has 42 golf courses from the coast of the Indian Ocean to the Great Rift Valley and central highlands. Kenya’s first golf course, Nairobi golf club, now

West African Eba Onion Fritters Recipe Onion Fritters Culture and food of Africa would not be complete without including the West African food recipe Eba Onion Fritters recipe. West African Eba Onion Fritters Recipe African recipes by African Gourmet West African Eba Onion Fritters are a delicious golden brown recipe made with ground cassava flour, onions and spices fried into delicious snacks. Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 10 Total time: 20 min Ingredients 2 cups cassava flour 1/2 onion finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon white sugar 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 - 1/3 cups water 1-2 cups oil for frying Directions In a large frying pan heat vegetable oil. Add all ingredients, mix well and form small fritters, fry in hot oil until golden brown about 3 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with extra salt or curry powder before serving.

Luzira Men's and Women's Maximum Security Prison is the second largest prison in Uganda , there is nothing routine about a court appearance or a sentencing hearing at Luzira. Yellow is the color of sunshine, it is associated with joy and happiness. In Uganda's Luzira Maximum Security Prison yellow is anything but the color of joy, yellow is associated with a prison sentence or awaiting charges, sometimes waiting for years for justice. Luzira is a district of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city. Luzira is best known for Luzira Maximum Security Prison, Kampala Uganda's largest Prison. According to the Institute for War and Peace reporting under the Ugandan constitution, anyone accused of murder has the right to have their case heard by the High Court within a year of being arrested.   According to the ministry of justice, the number of imprisonment cases that are yet to be heard stands at more than 40,000, some 32,000 on legal custody in prison and the rest on bail. T

Chimurenga’s motto Who No Know Go Know is a song by the legendary Nigerian Fela Kuti. Struggle for Freedom or Chimurenga in Zimbabwe Shona language. Groundbreaking artist Ntone Edjabe is a talented Cameroonian writer, journalist, DJ and founding editor of the award winning South African based Chimurenga magazine described as better than the New Yorker. All About South African Based Chimurenga News Media South African based Chimurenga news media's motto -Who no know go know- was made famous by Nigerian Afrobeat activist Fela Kuti. Struggle for Freedom or Chimurenga in Zimbabwe Shona language  is a Pan-African publication of culture, art and politics based in Cape Town. The magazine was described in 2012 by a British writer as "better than The New Yorker."  Founded by Cameroonian Editor Ntone Edjabe in 2002, it provides an innovative platform for free ideas and political reflection by Africans about Africa.   The magazine is based in Cape Town, South Africa and in 20

Shashamane Ethiopia, the African Rastafarian Promised Land Stateless Nation of Shashamane Ethiopia and Jamharic youth battle nationality and possession of gifted land as Rastafarians settle in Shashamane. Rastafarians settle in Shashamane from around the world When Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael , was declared emperor of Ethiopia in 1930, the followers of Marcus Garvey believed his prophecy of a black King being crowned had been fulfilled.  They declared His Imperial Majesty to be the Messiah. Shashamane is 152 miles south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city. With around 800 people living in and around its city most are not Jamaicans, Rastafarians settle in Shashamane from around the world. The settlement in Shashamane in the southern portion of Ethiopia traces its roots to the 1948 Shashamane Land Grant by Emperor Haile Selassie I to members of the Ethiopian World Federation in gratitude for their defense of Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War i

Black Mamba Snake Venom The black mamba’s venom has painkilling proteins as potent as morphine and deadly neuro and cardiotoxins.  Chic African Culture Properties that make the black mamba snake venom deadly are also what make it so valuable for medicine. Black Mamba Snake Venom is the Kiss of Death and Breath of Life. Black Mamba Snake By Chic African Culture The black mamba is sub-Saharan Africa deadliest snake growing up to 13 feet in length, traveling at speeds of up to 12 mph and two drops of venom can kill a person, a mamba can have up to 20 drops in its fangs. Black mambas come in many colors, from beige to brown, gray body with a light colored belly. Their name is derived from the color of their mouths rather than their skin. The snakes open their mouths when threatened and inside their mouth is a pitch black color. Highly venomous and feared throughout the world, black mambas are famed for being the fastest and most dangerous