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Chic African Culture Africa Factbook

Did you know?

1. No African country names begin with the letters F, H, I, J, O, P, Q, V, W, X, or Y.

2. Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent.

3. The Republic of the Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa.

In Africa the vast majority of babies are breastfed

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A wise father encourages breastfeeding so his baby grows up to be strong, healthy, and intelligent. Sexualization of breasts today. Breasts in Africa; breasts are less eroticized in some rural African societies where women go topless than in urban societies where breasts are exploited in advertising and in pornography. Breasts are for feeding infants In Africa, the vast majority of babies are breastfed. Breasts in Africa; breasts are less eroticized. Breasts are for feeding infants but there is a counterproductive dogged issue as female breasts exposed for money. Breasts in the US are big business because sex sells. We see women’s breasts everywhere on television, at the movies, in magazines, on billboards. The addictive and harmful nature of porn is likely another reason why women’s breasts have become sexualized. According to the National Geographic Society’s official website, one of the magazine’s early milestones came

African folklore is African art history

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The African hunter never returned folklore story, he goes away promising to return but never does Guluwe was a hunter of great renown, who crossed the Kei on the Wild Coast, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa with Khakhabay, the great grandfather of the late Sandile. No man was ever so skillful and successful in the pursuit of game as Guluwe. However, when Khakhabay took possession of the Amatolas densely forested mountains, which he purchased from the Zulu chief Kohho, he found them infested by great numbers of Bushmen.  One day Guluwe, who had two young men with him, killed an eland, but while he was still shouting his cry of triumph. "Tsi! ha! ha! ha! ha! The weapons of Khakhabay!" he was surprised by a number of these inhuman looking Pygmies. They said "Look at the sun for the last time; you shall kill no more of our game." Guluwe offered them a large quantity of dacha wild hemp, used for smoking for his ransom. One of the Pygmies was unwilling to spare him,

Female farmers are angry

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African women farmers are angry and need protection against shady land purchases, social, cultural and legal barriers. Around the world, there are distinct roles given to women, farming is still a man’s world. Gender inequalities reflect a mix of social, cultural and legal barriers to women’s participation in the farming financial system. Africa’s vast untapped potential in funding farms for women could become a source of rural prosperity and more balanced economic growth. Agriculture has always played a fundamental role in the lives of people on the African continent. Whether the food is grown for household consumption or for sale women farmers contribute heavily to Africa’s agriculture. Around the world, there are distinct roles given to women. Women are also traditionally responsible for preparing food for their families. Almost half of the agricultural workers in sub-Saharan Africa are women, however; African women farms are far less productive than their African male count

Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.

Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.

Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.

Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.

Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.

African cultures express, encourage, and communicate energy

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