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 safaris. 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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• South Africa to release biofuel incentive scheme proposal before July

  
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  In South Africa, the Department of Mineral Resources and the Treasury are at last moving forward on the implementation of the country’s E2 and B5 blends which should be implemented sometime this year while a proposal for a proposed incentive scheme should be on the table by the end of June.
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• Presidential limbo in Algeria a year before election

  
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  Algerias President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is pictured ahead of a meeting in Algiers on January 14, 2013. By Farouk Batiche (AFP/File) ALGIERS (AFP) - Official silence about the health of Algerias ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika, hospitalised ...
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• Kony’s LRA has killed more than 100,000: UN

  
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  A column of around 40 LRA fighters emerges on September 20, 2006, at Ri-Kwangba on southern Sudans border with DR Congo. By (AFP/File) UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The Lords Resistance Army has killed more than 100,000 people during a reign of ...
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• The Eccentrics and the Women Who Run for President in Iran

  
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  One of the more eccentric presidential hopefuls says ‘Presidents should be handsome. Source: Entekhab Hundreds of hopeful Iranians, including thirty women,  have registered as candidates  to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the forthcoming election on June 14, 2013 even though they have no chance ...
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• President Obama To Visit Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania

  
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  The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Africa this summer, visiting three countries. In a statement Monday, the White House says President Obama along with his wife, Michelle, will travel to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in late June and early July. The administration says Obama will meet ...
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• Malawi launches exploration for rare earth metals, natural gas

  
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  Malawi launched a $20 million project last week to start exploration for rare earth metals and natural gas in the southern part of the country, reports the African Press Agency . The government expects the project to help the local economy through increased foreign exchange and other revenues. With the extraction ...
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• William Hague seeks to change arms embargo on Syria

  
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  British foreign secretary warns of regional catastrophe as al-Qaida and Hezbollah clash in battle for Qusair Britain is seeking to amend the EU arms embargo on Syria to press Bashar al-Assad into holding peace talks with the rebels because the escalating conflict is threatening a regional "catastrophe", William Hague ...
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• Syria: no place for back-seat drivers | Editorial

  
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  Having rejected the diplomatic option of talking to Assad, neither the US nor Britain can lead from behind It was only a matter of time before a proxy war between regional powers turned into a battlefield in which foreign fighters openly engaged in combat. Hezbollahs fighters had been present in Syria for some time, ...
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• Uganda to Continue ‘Leaked Letter’ Investigation, Says Official

  
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  A spokesman for Uganda’s government says President Yoweri Museveni’s administration will continue with investigations into a security breach despite, criticisms that it is contravening the constitution. “That is not true that the government is stifling freedom of the press or freedom of the people of Uganda,” ...
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• DRD Scholarships for Sub-Saharan African Students

  
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  Development Research Division (DRD) ScholarshipsCourse(s) Offered: Several fieldsCourse Level: Graduate (masters, PhD) Provider: Development Research Division-SACountry to Study in: South Africa, GermanyScholarship description Within the framework of cooperating in Masters and PhD programmes, the aim of the Division ...
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• Do white people have a future in South Africa?

  
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  "In the past inequality in South Africa was largely defined along race lines. It has become increasingly defined by inequality within population groups as the gap between rich and poor within each group has increased substantially ." Is this whats led the BBC to report a growing sense of insecurity among poor ...
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• South African Airways and Etihad Airways Forge Strategic Partnership

  
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  South African Airways to codeshare on 12 Etihad Airways flights to Abu Dhabi and beyond Etihad Airways to have access to 10 cities in South Africa and African continent Airlines to explore joint procurement, training and maintenance opportunities Provision for reciprocal ‘earn and burn’ with frequent flyer ...
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• Uganda: Stop Harassing the Media

  
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  Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Ugandan government should immediately end politically motivated police intimidation of newspapers and radio stations and ensure that the media can operate freely. (Nairobi) – The Ugandan government should ...
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• Uganda Wildlife Authority Offering Additional Gorilla Permits

  
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  One of the World’s Most Intimate Experiences Becomes More Accessible KAMPALA, Uganda - What was once the world’s largest family of mountain gorillas, the Nshongi, located in the southern sector of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda, has been reconfigured into three families.  At the same time, another band, ...
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• Obama to Visit Sub-Saharan Africa in June

  
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  President Obama will make a weeklong trip to Africa this summer, the longest journey of his presidency so far to the continent of his fathers family, the White House announced on Monday.
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• The Caucus: Obama to Visit Sub-Saharan Africa in June

  
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  President Obama will make a weeklong trip to Africa this summer, the longest journey of his presidency so far to the continent of his father’s family, the White House announced on Monday.        
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• Emerging Market Highlights for the Week Ahead

  
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  (from my colleagues Dr. Win Thin and Ilan Solot) In the EM space, disinflation and slow growth remain major themes for most of the countries. Certainly, weaker Chinese readings have gotten the headlines but the malaise is spreading well beyond Asia.  Today, it was Chile that reported Q1 GDP growth at a ...
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• David and Elaine Potter Fellowships for South Africans

  
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  David and Elaine Potter Fellowships for South African StudentsCourse(s) Offered: Any fieldCourse Level: Graduate (masters, PhD)Provider: The David and Elaine Potter FoundationCountry to Study in: South AfricaScholarship Description The David and Elaine Potter Foundation has established a Fellowship Programme to ...
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• Rand Tumbles to 4-Year Low As South African Miners Demand 60% Pay Raise

  
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  The South African rand fell to four-year lows today, as automakers join mineworkers in wildcat strikes. Additionally, the nation’s largest mining union unveiled its demand for a 60% wage increase for entry level gold and coal mine workers and a 15% wage increase for all other workers. The National Union of ...
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• mHealth News Byte: In South Africa – Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access, Mobile Technology Is Transforming Healthcare, Growing ‘App’etite for Mobile Health

  
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  In South Africa, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access Read More Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases Read More Mobile Technology Is Transforming Healthcare Read More Brazil slum study says mobile health technology could provide savings, improved care for poor ...
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