Tourist hunters in Africa kill around 105,000 animals per year, including around 640 elephants, 3,800 buffalo, 600 lions, and 800 leopards.

Cecil the lion

Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer allegedly lured Cecil out of Hwange National Park which is a protective reserve in Zimbabwe; shot Cecil the lion with a bow, tracked Cecil for 20-40 hours, killed him then skinned and beheaded the 13-year-old lion pride master.  

Zimbabwe started extradition proceedings and hopes the U.S. will cooperate, said Oppah Muchinguri, the African nation's environment minister. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are also investigating the circumstances of Cecil the lion's death. 

Cecil was collared and part of Oxford University conservation study, and after the kill the GPS tracking collar was destroyed. Palmer allegedly paid $50,000 to hunt the lion with a crossbow near Hwange National Park in western Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe authorities ultimately decided not to charge Palmer in Cecil’s death, saying the paperwork for the hunt appeared to have been in order.

Theodore Bronkhorst, professional hunting guide had been charged with failing to prevent an illegal hunt after luring the prized lion out of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park for Palmer, but a judge ruled that the expedition leader didn’t do anything wrong.

Around 600 Lions Are Killed Each Year in Africa.

Eleven countries in Africa allow big game hunting in the wild

·        Benin

·        Botswana

·        Burkina Faso

·        Cameroon

·        Central African Republic

·        Ethiopia

·        Namibia

·        South Africa

·        Tanzania

·        Zambia

·        Zimbabwe

Countries where all the members of the big five can be found include Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Namibia, Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Malawi. 

According to Wildlife Extra, around 18,500 tourist hunters go big game hunting in Africa every year. Hunts are organized by approximately 1,300 organizations that employ around 3,400 guides and 15,000 local staff.  On average, a hunting safari organization will only have an average of 14.5 hunt clients per year and each guide will only take 5.5 hunters out annually. The question remains if hunting safari tourism generates income for Africa or does it pay for itself.

Big Five mammals are the elephant, lion, leopard, water buffalo, and rhino. According to Wildlife, Extra Tourist hunters kill around 105,000 animals per year, including around 640 elephants, 3,800 buffalo, 600 lions, and 800 leopards. 

The term Big Five in refers to Africa's most popular sightseeing wildlife animals. Such quantities are not necessarily reasonable. It can be noted for example, that killing 600 lions out of a total population of around 25,000 which is 2.4%of the population is not sustainable. A hunting trip usually lasts from one to three weeks, during which time each hunter kills an average of two to ten animals, depending on the country. 

Africa is the only place in the world to see the Big Five Animals, the African lion is classified as vulnerable, the African leopard is classified as near threatened, the black rhinoceros is classified as critically endangered, and the African buffalo or Cape buffalo population is declining rapidly.

Canned Lion Hunting is a Legal Hunting Sport

The great majority of lion populations in Africa have declined. Every single day in South Africa, around three caged bred lions are being killed in canned hunts while hundreds more are slaughtered annually for the lion bone trade.

Captive lion breeders argue it is better that lion trophy hunter’s shoot a captive-bred lion than a wild lion. Wild populations of lions have declined by 80% in 20 years, so the rise of lion farms and canned hunting has not protected wild lions. There are around 200 such farms and ranches legally breeding big cats in South Africa for canned hunting.

A canned hunt is where animals have been raised on farms or game reserves until they are mature enough to be killed. Lions are hunted in a confined area increasing the chances of the hunter attaining a kill. There are now more lions held in captivity, upwards of 5,000 in Africa than live wild, about 2,000.

Hunting of Animals in Fenced in Farms Captive lion breeders argue it is better that lion trophy hunter’s shoot a captive-bred lion than a wild lion. In the Free State province of South Africa, there are up to 8,000 captive lions spread across 200 farms and ranches, according to the South African Predator Association. Farms and ranches breed lions eventually to be killed by trophy hunters mainly from North America and Europe.

One private hunting farm is located in Alldays, notorious for what is known as driven hunts during which hunter’s fire at animals from the back of a truck. Alldays is a small town in the Limpopo province of South Africa that serves a large area of private game and hunting farms and the surrounding villages of Vivo and Dendron serve an extensive area of private game and hunting farms.

Canned lion hunting on lion farms and private hunting reserves in South Africa guarantee hunter’s easy trophy heads in exchange for upwards of $50,000 by hunting lions born and breed in cages. The documentary Blood Lions exposes South Africa’s controversial canned lion hunting industry. 

Some African countries such as Botswana, where all trophy hunting was stopped in 2013 because of the government’s concerns over lion population declines are honoring the life of the iconic King of the jungle. Australia became the first country, in February 2015, to ban imports of lion trophies, followed by France in November 2015.

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African proverbs to help remember that a happy life is up to you; and even when trouble comes your way, what is important is not the problem, but how you respond.

The African proverbs, which wise people have spoken on a vital topic, to understand life, even when you do not can never fail to rate our respect, and African proverbs will prove helpful to us, and led by a pearl of higher wisdom if we choose to listen.

African proverbs help to understand life, even when you don't

Don't expect the same results from the things that look alike.

A stranger cannot know the secret paths of the village.

Around a flowering tree are many insects.

Tomorrow is pregnant and no one knows what she will give birth to.

A fool is a wise man's ladder.

The frog enjoys himself in water but not in hot water.

Although the grass looks even, there are paths in between.

A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.

African proverbs for the soul, just remember when you think the world is against you, a positive response is a sign of courage; you can go the distance in a bumpy life with unity, strength, and wisdom. Trouble doesn't last always.

Don't put the key to happiness in someone else's pocket.

A buffalo that is tied up will hate the one that is free.

Happiness is like palm-wine, if you mix it with too much water, it loses its taste.

Doubt is the beginning of a disease.

Better a piece of bread in happiness than gold bars in sorrow.

Even though the tortoise would die for it, she will never be able to scratch her own back.

Happiness does not arrive at the front door.

Jealousy is poison's brother.

Don't hurry to love someone, they may hate you; don't hurry to hate someone, they may love you.

Good things come to some while asleep. The mind attracted by what is false has no relish for better things. Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.

A day of grace is as a day in harvest; one must be diligent as soon as it is ripe.

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About Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe was christened at birth Albert Chinualumogu Achebe in an Igbo village in the African country of Nigeria. Things Fall Apart is written in Proverbs intertwined between two tragic stories.

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Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart Proverbs

About Chinua Achebe Book Things Fall Apart Proverbs

The Igbo are the second largest group of people in Igboland Nigeria living mainly in the southeastern area of the country. Proverbs are important to people of Africa and the world. African proverbs communicate timeless wisdom and insight about truth and sincerity, kindness and wickedness and wisdom and

Albert Chinualumogu Achebe was born November 16, 1930, in the Igbo town of Ogidi, Nigeria and died March 21, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. He was a Nigerian novelist acclaimed for his unsentimental depictions of the social and psychological disorientation accompanying the imposition of Western customs and values upon traditional African society.

His particular concern was with emergent Africa at its moments of crisis; his novels range in subject matter from the first contact of an African village with the white man to the educated African’s attempt to create a firm moral order out of the changing values in a large city.

Things Fall Apart was Achebe’s first novel, concerns traditional Igbo life at the time of the advent of missionaries and colonial government in his homeland. His principal character cannot accept the new order, even though the old has already collapsed.

Achebe’s books of essays include Morning Yet on Creation Day (1975), Hopes and Impediments (1988), Home and Exile (2000), The Education of a British-Protected Child (2009), and the autobiographical There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra (2012). In 2007 he won the Man Booker International Prize.

About Chinua Achebe characters in his Book Things Fall Apart

Okonkwo (Oh-kawn-kwoh) The central character of Things Fall Apart. A young leader of the African Igbo community of Umuofia (Oo-moo-oh-fee-ah), he is known as a fierce warrior as well as a successful farmer. He is determined to overcome the stigma left by his father's laziness and wastefulness.

Unoka (Ooh-no-kah) Okonkwo's father, known for his debts, laziness, many weakness and lack of responsibility.

Nwoye (Nuh-woh-yeh) Okonkwo's oldest son who is sensitive and nothing like his father.

Ikemefuna (Ee-keh-meh-foo-nah) is a boy of fourteen when he is given to Umuofia by a neighboring village to avoid war. He is a smart trusting boy who forms a bond with Okonkwo's son. Poor Ikemefuna.

Ekwefi (Eh-kweh-fee) Okonkwo's second wife; the mother of Ezinma, her only living child.

Ezinma (Eh-zeen-mah) Daughter of Ekwefi and Okonkwo; Ekwefi's only surviving child who should have been a boy.

Ojiubo (Oh-jee-ooh-boh) Okonkwo's third wife; the mother of several of Okonkwo's male children.

Obierika (Oh-bee-air-ee-kah) Okonkwo's best friend, who often represents the voice of reason.

Chielo (Chee-eh-loh) is the village widow and friend of Ekwefi. Chielo is the priestess of Agbala.

Agbala (Ahg-bah-lah) is the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves, who influences all aspects of Umuofian life. She is based on the real Oracle at Awka, who controlled Igbo life for centuries.

Mr. Brown is the first white Christian missionary in Umuofia and Mbanta who was more interested in numbers than saving souls.

Mr. Kiaga (Kee-ah-gah) is a despised indigenous interpreter for the white missionaries.

The Reverend James Smith is a strict, stereotypical white Christian missionary, he takes over the church after Mr. Brown's departure.

The District Commissioner is a heartless, stereotypical white colonial male administrator of Umuofia.

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The seven Natural Wonders of Africa are Mount Kilimanjaro, The Red Sea Reef, Okavango Delta, Sahara Desert, The Nile River, Serengeti Migration and Ngorongoro Crater. Three of the seven natural wonders of Africa are in Tanzania.

Mount Kilimanjaro

Seven Natural Wonders of Africa

Three of the seven natural wonders of Africa are in Tanzania. The New Seven Natural Wonders of Africa were announced in Arusha, Tanzania in February 2013.

Lioness roars in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Votes were cast from around the world for the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa by photographers, conservation experts, museums, authors, researchers, environmentalists, travel tourism experts, and government, NGO's and private specialists. 

The President and the founder of the Texas US-based not for profit New Seven Wonders is Dr. Philip Imler. According to Natural Wonders Website, votes were based on statistical and traditional significance along with uniqueness and pure splendor.

Seven Natural Wonders of Africa

Serengeti Plains

The Serengeti Plains great migration

The Serengeti Plains is home to the largest land migration in the world. Tanzania and Kenya Serengeti Migration received the most votes making it the most recognized wonder of nature. It is the longest and largest overland migration in the world.

Red Sea Reef

The Red Sea Reef of Egypt and Sudan are over 5,000 years old, extending along 1,240 miles of shoreline. The reefs of the Red Sea are some of the most understudied of those found anywhere on Earth. 

The Red Sea is the world's northernmost tropical sea; ancient Egyptians conducted the earliest known exploration of the Red Sea, as they attempted to establish commercial routes to Punt. Reef systems are better developed along the Red Sea mainly because of its greater depths and an efficient water circulation pattern.  

The Red Sea water mass-exchanges its water with the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean via the Gulf of Aden. The Red Sea was formed by the Arabian Peninsula being split from the Horn of Africa by movement of the Red Sea Rift.  

This split started in the Eocene and accelerated during the Oligocene. The rich diversity is in part due to the 2,000 km (1,240 mi) of coral reef extending along its coastline; these fringing reefs are 5000–7000 years old and are largely formed of stony corpora and Porites corals.  

The reefs form platforms and sometimes lagoons along the coast and occasional other features such as cylinders such as the Blue Hole Red Sea at Dahab. These coastal reefs are also visited by pelagic species of Red Sea fish, including some of the 44 species of shark.

Nile River

Nile River the grandfather of all African rivers is the longest river in the world flowing into more than 10 countries in Africa. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. 

Egypt is one of the oldest agricultural civilizations; the River Nile allowed a sedentary agricultural society to develop thousands of years ago.  More than 90 percent of Egypt is desert; it has only one main source of water supply, the Nile River. 

Egyptian agriculture is almost entirely dependent on irrigation. The shortage of Nile waters is a major factor due to Egypt’s agriculture uses around 85 percent of the freshwater resources. Growing water demand, driven by population growth and foreign land and water acquisitions, are straining the Nile’s natural limits.

Sahara Desert

The Sahara Desert encompassing nearly 10 counties high gusting winds are capable of forming sand dunes more than 100 feet high. The world’s largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world, the Sahara is one of the most unforgiving locations on the planet, covering 8.5 million square kilometers or 3.3 million square miles, about the size of the South American country of Brazil.  

The Sahara makes up 25 percent of the continent of Africa. However, the Sahara is by no means an empty wasteland, desert dwellers work, love and dream on the Sahara’s sand and gravel for a thousand years living with hurricane-force sandstorms and annual rainfall that averages less than an inch a year. 

The average daytime temperatures can top 130 degrees, by night; however, temperatures can drop to the 40 degrees and plummet below freezing in the mountain areas.

Okavango Delta

The around 68,000 sq km or 17 million acre Okavango Delta marshlands and plains are home to some of the world’s most endangered species of large animals, such as lions and cheetahs, white and black rhinoceros, and the endangered African wild dog. 

The Okavango swamps form the world's largest inland delta. Mekoro are dugouts made of the trunks and large roots of the sausage trees. These canoes have been used for thousands of years as transportation in the Okavango River delta in Botswana.

The Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater is a natural wonder due to the great variety of Wildlife. Ngorongoro Crater is referred to as Africa's Garden of Eden. 

The 2009 Ngorogoro Wildlife Conservation Act placed new restrictions on human settlement and subsistence farming in the Crater, displacing Maasai pastoralists, most of whom had been relocated to Ngorongoro from their ancestral lands to the north when the British colonial government established Serengeti National Park in 1959.  

Ngorongoro crater is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. The crater, together with the Olmoti and Empakaai craters are part of the eastern Rift Valley, whose volcanism dates back to the late Mesozoic / early Tertiary periods and is famous for its geology. 

The property also includes Laetoli and Olduvai Gorge, which contains an important paleontological record related to human evolution.

Mount Kilimanjaro

The roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest Mountain.

The roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest Mountain. Nearly every climber who has summited Uhuru Peak, the highest summit on Kibo’s crater rim, has recorded his or her thoughts about the accomplishment in a book stored in a wooden box at the top. 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.

Other Seven Natural Wonders lists

World Heritage site Victoria Falls in Zambia Africa is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World but, it did not make the list for the New Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.

The seven ancient wonders are The Great Pyramid of Giza, which can still be seen today; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes; and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World are the Channel Tunnel, CN Tower, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Itaipu Dam, Netherlands North Sea Protection Works and the Panama Canal. All Seven Wonders of the Modern World are man-made structures.

On September 7, 2007, the official New Seven Wonders of the World were announced after more than 100 million votes were cast worldwide, they are the Great Wall of China, Petra, Chichén Itzá, the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu, and the Taj Mahal. The Seven Natural Wonders of the world are the Aurora Borealis, the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, Mount Everest, Paricutin and Victoria Falls.

There are numerous Seven Natural Wonders lists; any list of the Seven Wonders of the World is subjective, based on the individual or group of individuals who developed the list. The mission of Seven Natural Wonders of Africa is to promote and protect the natural wonders of Africa.

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Playing Baseball in Africa; Lugazi Uganda Little League baseball team competed in the 68th Little League Baseball World Series

Lugazi Uganda Little League 

Let's start with some interesting facts about baseball in Africa, specifically in Uganda.

Lugazi Uganda Little League baseball team is bringing baseball in Africa to the world stage by competing in the 2013 Little League Baseball World Series. The fact that Africa earned a spot on one of baseball's highest stages is no surprise to Africa.

Baseball, among Americans, more than any other sport, is a national pastime; playing baseball in Africa is slowly becoming a Ugandan field of dreams. Competing in Little League Baseball’s Middle East and Africa Region in 2013, Uganda became the first African country to travel and compete in the Little League World Series. 

In 2013 Lugazi Uganda Little League team played hard on the baseball field and made it to the World Series. Lugazi Uganda Little League team won the Europe and Africa Region Championship (MEA), earning a right to compete in the 68th Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Over 10 days, playing 32 games, the Little League Baseball World Series Cinderella story Lugazi Uganda Little League team will hopefully compete and win the 2014 series.

In 2013, the Ugandan team from Lugazi Little League won the MEA Championship. The team made history in the Little League Baseball World Series, becoming the first team from Africa to compete in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. During the 2013 World Series, the team from Uganda won the Jack Losch World Series Team Sportsmanship Award and finished with one win and two losses. 

Playing Baseball in Uganda, Africa means many things to many people, and to the Lugazi Little League team playing in the Little League Baseball World Series made dreams come true.

In 2013 The New York Yankees players and Manager Joe Girardi hosted the Ugandan Little League team with a private tour of Yankee Stadium. “I just tried to show them around a little bit and spend some time with them,” Girardi said. “It’s a beautiful story. 

It takes everyone back to their Little League days. To watch what these kids accomplished, talking to their coaches; none of them had ever seen an airplane or traveled before. For them to accomplish what they have is truly unique.” Maybe in 2014, the Uganda Little League team will meet A-Rod and celebrate his 40th birthday with him in style. 

Uganda Little League World Series Pitcher 2012

Uganda's Lugazi Little League won the Jack Losch Team Sportsmanship Award in the 2012 World Series.

During the 2012 Little League Baseball World Series, the team from Lugazi Little League in Uganda received the Jack Losch World Series Team Sportsmanship Award. This prestigious award is named in honor of Jack Losch, a longtime Little League volunteer, and is presented to the team that best demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship, character, and respect for the game of baseball and its opponents.

The Lugazi Little League team from Uganda exhibited exceptional sportsmanship throughout the tournament, displaying qualities such as fair play, integrity, and respect for their fellow players, coaches, and officials. They were recognized for their positive attitude, teamwork, and the way they conducted themselves both on and off the field.

Winning the Jack Losch World Series Team Sportsmanship Award is a significant honor and reflects the team's commitment to the values and spirit of Little League Baseball. It recognizes their embodiment of sportsmanship, which is an essential aspect of the game and a core principle of Little League.

The award not only highlights the sportsmanship of the Lugazi Little League team but also brings pride to their community and showcases the positive impact of Little League Baseball in promoting fair play and respect for others.

The recognition of the Lugazi Little League team with the Jack Losch World Series Team Sportsmanship Award in 2012 reflects their outstanding conduct and serves as an inspiration to other teams participating in the Little League Baseball World Series.

16 teams from different countries played in the 2012 Little League Baseball World Series.

Caribbean Region: Pariba Little League, Willemstad, Curaçao

Asia-Pacific Region: Taoyuan Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei

Australia Region: Perth Metro Central Little League, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Canada Region: Hastings Community Little League, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Europe Region: Lugazi Little League, Lugazi, Uganda

Japan Region: Sendai Higashi Little League, Sendai, Japan

Latin America Region: Aguadulce Cabezera Little League, Aguadulce, Panama

Mexico Region: Guadalupe Treviño Kelly Little League, Reynosa, Mexico

Midwest Region: Kearney Little League, Kearney, Nebraska, United States

New England Region: Fairfield American Little League, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Northwest Region: Gresham National Little League, Gresham, Oregon, United States

Southeast Region: Goodlettsville Little League, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States

Southwest Region: Post Oak Little League, Houston, Texas, United States

West Region: Petaluma National Little League, Petaluma, California, United States

Transatlantic Region: Rotterdam Little League, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Host: South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States

Did you Know? Little League baseballs are typically smaller than MLB baseballs. Little League baseballs have a circumference of 9 inches, while MLB baseballs have a slightly larger circumference of around 9.25 inches.

From Solar Schools to Digital Revolution: The Evolution of Africa's EdTech Landscape

Updated for 2025 | From Corporate Pilot to African-Led Innovation

The beginning: Samsung's Solar Powered Internet School in Kenya (2012-2015) paved the way for today's digital education ecosystem

The Pioneer: Samsung's Solar Powered Internet Schools (2012-2015)

When Samsung launched its Solar Powered Internet Schools program across five African nations, it represented a bold vision: using renewable energy to bridge the digital divide in education. The program deployed mobile devices, e-boards, and solar power to create technology-rich learning environments in:

• South Africa - Testing in diverse linguistic communities
• Kenya - Mobile technology integration pioneer
• Nigeria - Scaling across population centers
• Senegal - Francophone Africa adaptation
• Sudan - Challenging environments proof-of-concept

The ambitious goal: reach 2.5 million children by addressing Africa's twin challenges of energy access and digital connectivity simultaneously.

The Legacy: How a Corporate Pilot Sparked an Ecosystem

Samsung's program demonstrated that solar-powered digital education wasn't just possible—it was transformative. While the original initiative evolved, its impact echoes through today's vibrant African edtech landscape.

The 2025 Reality: Africa's EdTech Revolution Goes Local

Where We Are Now

Funding Boom

African edtech startups raised over $500M since 2020

Mobile First

Smartphones became primary learning devices

Connectivity Leap

Starlink & 5G transforming rural access

African-Led Success Stories

🇳🇬 uLesson (Nigeria)

$22.5M raised - Interactive learning platform serving millions of students across Africa with localized curriculum and low-data solutions.

Eneza Education (Kenya)

10+ million users - Mobile learning platform reaching rural students via basic feature phones, proving accessibility isn't about high-end devices.

Rwanda Digital Ambassadors

Government-led revolution - National digital literacy program training youth to become tech ambassadors in their communities.

🇿🇦 SPARK Schools (South Africa)

Blended learning model - Combining technology with in-person instruction to deliver quality education at lower costs.

Then and now: The solar-powered education concept has evolved into sophisticated African-led solutions

The 2025-2030 Outlook: Beyond Digital Classrooms

Emerging Frontiers

AI-Personalized Learning

Adaptive platforms tailoring education to individual student needs and learning styles.

🌱 Green Tech Integration

Solar and renewable energy becoming standard in educational infrastructure planning.

Skills-Based Curriculum

Focus on digital literacy, coding, and future job skills from primary levels.

Public-Private Evolution

Governments partnering with local startups rather than international corporations.

The Strategic Perspective

"Samsung's solar schools proved the concept, but African entrepreneurs scaled the vision. Today's edtech revolution isn't about bringing technology to Africa—it's about Africa defining the future of digital education globally. The same innovative spirit that adapted solar power for classrooms is now building world-class learning platforms that work for African realities."

📊 By the Numbers: The Evolution

2012-2015 Era

• 5 countries
• Fixed solar classrooms
• Corporate-led initiatives
• Hardware focus
• Pilot phase mentality

2025 Reality

• Pan-African reach
• Mobile-first solutions
• Local startup ecosystem
• Platform/software focus
• Scalable business models

“But still try, for who knows what is possible?” —Michael Faraday

This vision continues today through African innovators who took the solar school concept and built an entire ecosystem around it.

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Snowman weather in Africa

Africa has many ski resorts since snow falls regularly over parts of Africa. Frosty the snowman would be happy in Africa.

Winter Time in Africa Let's Build a Snowman in Africa

It is wintertime in Africa. Skiing, snowboarding, and building a snowman in the South African winter months of June, July and August are common events.

Fashionable African Snowman

It is a common misconception that Africa is hot all the time. In the winter months of June, July, and August, snowfall is common in towns in South Africa. 

African Fued Over Snow

There is a long-standing African feud over snow and ice; Sutherland is considered to be the consistently coldest town in South Africa with temperatures going well below freezing throughout the winter. However, Buffelsfontein Farm in Cape Town South Africa holds the official lowest temperature record in the country of 0 °F.  This feud is a long-standing controversy to South African Sutherland and Buffelsfontein residents. The feud is on the same level as the US feud between Chicago and New York on who makes the best pizza. 

Sutherland is the coldest town in South Africa, with an average yearly temperature of 52°F. Lowest temperature in Sutherland averages 37 °F.  Buffelsfontein is actually a privately owned farm in Cape Town South Africa holding the official lowest temperature record in the country; it is on this farm where the official record for the coldest night ever in South Africa was recorded, a freezing 0°F.  

Buffelsfontein record was recorded on June 18, 1996, and because of this, the weather service officially calls Buffelsfontein the coldest town in Africa. The coldest temperature recorded in Sutherland was 2°F on July 12, 2003.

Walking to school in the South African snow

Averaging the lowest monthly temperatures from the years 2000-2012, the annual average low temperature in Buffelsfontein was 49°F while Sutherland's was 44°F.  Sutherland is consistently colder; however, Buffelsfontein holds the record for the coldest day. The debate will continue for the claim to fame of the coldest town in Africa however one fact is clear, it does snow in Africa. 

Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. This tiny Kingdom of Lesotho has a ski resort high on the cold African snow capped mountains. 

The ski resort, AfriSki has a ski run down a side of a mountain for snow skiing, snowboarding, and other cold-weather mountain sports.  The AfriSki Resort opened in 2002 and is the highest ski resort in Africa. AfriSki is located in the Eastern Free State of Southern Africa. 

Lesotho is known as the Kingdom in the Sky due to its highlands where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or light aircraft. Frosty the snowman travels to Lesotho Africa each year to enjoy the South African winter snow. 

Ready to build a snowman

Where else can you ski and make a snowman in Africa? 

Algeria, Egypt and Namibia have one ski resort, South Africa has three and Morocco has seven ski resorts in the Atlas Mountains; Oukaïmeden, Michlifen, Jbel Hebri, Azrou, Rif Gebirge, Djebel Bou Iblane, and Hoher Atlas.  

Regular snowfall has created ice-capped peaks on Kenya's Mount Kenya, Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro; Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains and Ethiopia's Semien Mountains. It's not enough to ski but frosty the snowman would still be happy. 

Why is it hot in summer and cold in winter? 

It is all about the tilt of the Earth's axis. Many people believe that the temperature changes because the Earth is closer to the sun in summer and farther from the sun in winter. 

During the summer, the sun's rays hit the Earth at a steep angle. The light does not spread out as much, thus increasing the amount of energy hitting any given spot. In addition, the long daylight hours allow the Earth plenty of time to reach warm temperatures.  

During the winter, the sun's rays hit the Earth at a shallow angle. These rays are more spread out, which minimizes the amount of energy that hits any given spot. Also, the long nights and short days prevent the Earth from warming up.

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6. About African Night Running

Mbeurkatt is the Wolof word for a wrestler, wrestling is a very popular national sport in Senegal.

The traditional sport of Senegalese wrestling is a grassroots that started from the villages versus global, football handed down from the colonial authorities. The mighty Senegalese wrestler Tyson Tyson was the innovator of Senegalese bling Rockstar wrestling from 1995 to 2002.

Senegalese wrestlers fight with bare hands and without any protection however in traditional wrestling there is no punching, kicking or striking. Senegalese wrestling does not traditionally allow striking blows with the hands but since the 1990’s it is standardized with the Lutte Traditionnelle Sans Frappe and Lutte Traditionnelle Avec Frappe for the striking version. Traditional Senegalese wrestling was designed to measure the strength of men and designate the champion of the village.

Mbeurkatt is the Wolof
word for wrestler

Warriors and Bare Hands Traditional Wrestling in Africa.

Senegalese wrestling purists have issues with the Lutte Traditionnelle Avec Frappe striking version and advocate for Senegalese wrestling to return to the more conventional Greco-Roman style wrestling. Today Senegalese wrestling resembles the WWE and MMA rolled into one sport more popular than soccer in Senegal.

However, Senegalese wrestling has evolved into a widely televised, money-making event and its champions have rock star status. Becoming a popular wrestler, king of the arena and making money is why so many young men enter the sport wrestling for hours a day. Sponsors and developers are willing to pay big money to athletes.

Mouhamed Ndao alias Tyson Tyson was the star par excellence of Senegalese wrestling from 1995 to 2002. By itself, Tyson Tyson phenomenon is just like Hulk Hogan of the former WWE, he was the most popular fighter in the history of the sport.

Early WWE superstar Kamala “The Ugandan Giant” was born and raised in the US State of Mississippi, not in Uganda Africa. Promoted as a cannibalistic headhunter from the African jungles, Kamala was one of the most terrifying villains of the WWE during the '80s and '90s, today Kamala who real name is James Harris is living life as a double amputee.

Senegalese wrestling looks like a simple contest between two big strong men fighting in the sand dressed in loincloths but no wrestler regardless of his strength or technical abilities will enter the ring without his marabout. The marabout in Muslim Africa is believed to have supernatural power. The wrestling competition has many mystical rituals, which are supposed to instill bravery into the wrestler and fear into his opponent.

Mouhamed Ndao alias Tyson Tyson of  Senegalese wrestling

The mystical ritual ceremonies are to ward off bad luck before each fight. Before each confrontation, the mbeurkatt engages in "Baccou" of singing prowess to intimidate the opponent and seduce the audience dancing to the rhythm of drums.

Songs, also sung by griots and the appointed cherries, was then called "Ndawrabine". Under the watchful eye of three referees, a fight lasts a few minutes up to 45 minutes and can include a few 5-minute breaks.

The wrestlers fight with bare hands and without any protection however in traditional lamb there is no striking. The winner is whoever puts his opponent on the ground, whether on his back, butt, stomach, or a combination of hands and knees.

King of the Senegalese Wrestling Arena

Tyson is the arena name of Mouhamed Ndao, a superstar Senegalese wrestling athlete. Born in the Kaolack region of west-central Senegal, he spent his childhood in Pikine, in the suburbs of Dakar. Tysons first major victory on July 4, 1999, came against Manga II, indisputably the greatest Senegalese wrestler of all times.

On December 25, 2002, Tyson finally loses his title to Bombardier arena name of Serigne Ousmane Dia also known as B52by. Tyson defended his title twice being king of the arena for two and a half years however, he forever changed the sport of wrestling into a profitable money-making business.

The traditional sport of Senegalese wrestling is a grassroots that started from the villages versus global, football handed down from the colonial authorities. Traditional Senegalese wrestling was designed to measure the strength of men and designate the champion of the village.

Senegal wrestling athletes belong to stables, the same as football and baseball players belong to teams. There are well over 80 stables as Senegalese wrestling is a cultural and commercial phenomenon event selling out huge arenas.

Wrestlers are bigger stars than their footballing equivalents, and thousands of young boys dream of a lucrative career in the ring. Indeed, it is often said that wrestling has overtaken football in popularity and status.

Did you know? WWE is very popular throughout the world. The WWE Network will be available in the Middle East and North Africa; there is a loyal following in South Africa.

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Circus Mama Africa Snake Man of the African Circus

Tanzania has a long storied history of a thriving Acrobatics culture, December 2013 Circus Mama Africa appeared on Broadway with the show Umlingo under the direction of Winston Ruddle also known as Papa Africa the father of the African Circus.

Top photo: Winston Ruddle is also known as Papa Africa
Middle and bottom photos: Circus Mama Africa Performances 

Acrobatics is the performance of amazing acts of balance, speed, flexibility, and motor coordination. Tanzania has a long storied history of a thriving Acrobatics culture. 

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in particular contains countless acrobatics clubs across the city. Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's capital city and the largest city in the East African country. Just like many cities throughout Africa, festivals are important cultural events, most future acrobatics were inspired by acrobats performing in different festivals. 

Some children also learn the trade while living on the streets performing to make money to survive. Tanzanian Acrobatics are famous throughout the world and music is an integral part of the performance. 

Baba wa Watoto, Swahili for father of children, dance group performed at the National Museum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 1, 2013, for US First Lady Michelle Obama and Salma Kikwete, along with daughters Malia and Sasha. 

December 2013 Circus Mama Africa appeared on Broadway with the show Umlingo. January 2015 Circus Mama Africa toured again with her show Kayelitsha, a Xhosa name meaning “new home". 

The real Khayelitsha Township is located in the Western Cape South Africa. Khayelitsha has a storied history beginning as a tent city for people escaping violence growing into a thriving town. 

Winston Ruddle also is known as Papa Africa the father of the African Circus is a Zimbabwean born German Citizen and Tanzania resident is the founder of Circus Mama Africa. 

Originally founded in Tanzania, Circus Mama Africa started as an acrobatic school in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam in 2003, but has since grown to be home to many of Africa’s most notable Acrobatic circus acts including the Snake Man. 

The Snake Man has the body of a snake and face of a human folding himself into unimaginable positions. The school also trains acrobats, aerialists, contortionists, clowns, and magicians.

GlaxoSmithKline has developed a malaria vaccine. GlaxoSmithKline’s CEO stated: “Today’s scientific opinion represents a further important step towards making available for young children the world's first malaria vaccine.”

Mosquirix World's First Malaria Vaccine

Target 6C on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.  The multinational pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline malaria vaccine, Mosquirix™ receives a positive opinion from European regulators for the prevention of malaria in young children in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Mosquirix™ RTS,S has been designed to prevent malaria caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. There are four types of human malaria: Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are the most common forms. Plasmodium Falciparum malaria is the most deadly type and the most common in sub-Saharan Africa, where it causes nearly a million deaths a year. 

The ball is now in the World Health's Organization’s court to assess how the world’s first malaria candidate vaccine might be used alongside other tools such as mosquito netting to prevent malaria. Early trials show the drug is effective on in children aged 6 weeks to 17 months; however, until final approval mosquito netting is still the most effective tool against malaria.

Female Anopheles mosquito

What is malaria? 

Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called Plasmodium and female Anopheles mosquitoes can only transmit malaria. The adult females can live up to 7-28 days in nature. Once a mosquito ingests the Plasmodium parasite it undergoes development and an incubation period from 10 to 21 days. 

The mosquito must have been infected through a previous blood meal from an infected person.  Female mosquitoes take blood in order to carry out egg production. When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in which may contain malaria parasites. About one week later, when the mosquito takes its next blood meal, these parasites mix with the mosquito's saliva and are injected into the person being bitten. Malaria parasites multiply rapidly in the liver and then in red blood cells of the infected person. 

Unfortunately, 90% of all malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and 77% occur in children under five. According to GlaxoSmithKline data from this trial program demonstrate that over the first 18 months following three doses of RTS,S, malaria cases were reduced by almost half in children aged 5-17 months at the time of first vaccination and by 27% in infants aged 6-12 weeks. At study end, four doses of RTS,S reduced malaria cases by 39% over four years of follow-up in children, and by 27% over three years of follow-up in infants. 

Until final approval of the malaria vaccine, 
mosquito netting is still the most 
effective tool against malaria. 

GlaxoSmithKline has developed the Plasmodium vivax malaria vaccine; however the Plasmodium falciparum malaria is the most deadly type and the most common in sub-Saharan Africa where it causes nearly a million deaths a year. 

The company has worked on the Mosquirix™ RTS,S  vaccine for over 30 years and the vaccine will save many lives. By 2050 Africa will house over 1/4 of the world’s population, disease prevention is a priority. 

About 40% of malaria deaths occur in just two countries: Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to the large population size of both countries.

Over 1.1 billion people call Africa home

Africa is the 2nd largest of the Earth's seven continents. Africa's largest country is Algeria and its smallest country is Seychelles, an archipelago off the east coast. 

The smallest nation on the continental mainland is the Gambia. Africa’s largest city is Egypt's capital, Cairo with an estimated 9.2 million population. 

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and is the world's second-largest freshwater lake. Africa’s highest point is Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Point in Tanzania.

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How many people are there in Africa?

Top Five African countries with the most number of people:

1.   Nigeria

2.   Ethiopia        

3.   Egypt             

4.   Democratic Republic of the Congo            

5.   South Africa 

Top Five most sparsely populated African Countries:

1.   Namibia

2.   Botswana

3.   Libya

4.   Mauritania

5.   Gabon

Top Five most densely populated African Countries:

1.   Mauritius

2.   Rwanda

3.   Burundi

4.   Comoros

5.   Seychelles

Top Five Largest African Countries largest in size:

1.   Algeria

2.   Democratic Republic of the Congo

3.   Libya

4.   Chad

5.   Niger

Top Five Smallest African Countries smallest in size:

1.   Seychelles

2.   The Gambia

3.   Swaziland

4.   Djibouti

5.   Rwanda

How many people are there in Africa?

Currently, over 1.1 billion people call Africa home. By 2050, ¼ of the world’s population will be African and more than ½ of Africa’s population live in only 7 countries.