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Saint Helena (/ˌsɛnt (h)ɪˈliːnə, ˌsɪnt-, sənt-/, US: /ˌseɪnt-/) is one of the three constituent parts of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha,...

The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (/ˈbɛduɪn/; Arabic: بَدْو, romanized: badū, singular بَدَوِي badawī) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically...

The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, abbreviated ZAR; Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Republiek), also known as the Transvaal Republic...

The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago. In 1999, UNESCO designated the region the Cradle of Humankind...

The University of Cape Town (UCT) (Afrikaans: Universiteit van Kaapstad, Xhosa: iYunivesithi yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South...

Rhapta (Ancient Greek: Ῥάπτα and Ῥαπτά) was an emporion said to be on the coast of Southeast Africa, first described in the 1st century CE. Its location...

Rhodes University (Afrikaans: Rhodes Universiteit) is a public research university located in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South...

Mossel Bay (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai) is a harbour town of about 120,000 people on the Southern Cape (or Garden Route) of South Africa. It is an important...

The gumboot dance (or Isicathulo) is a South African dance that is performed by dancers wearing wellington boots. In South Africa these are more commonly...

The Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (French: Colonie de Madagascar et dépendances) was a French colony off the coast of Southeast Africa between...

947 (formerly 94.7 Highveld Stereo) is a radio station that broadcasts on the 94.7FM frequency from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The station first...

Worcester (/ˈwʊstər/ WUUST-ər) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is the third-largest city in the western cape province of South Africa....

Pieter Kenyon Fleming-Voltelyn van der Byl GLM ID (11 November 1923 – 15 November 1999) was a Rhodesian politician who served as his country's Foreign...

Ghardimaou (Tunisian Arabic: غار الدماء) is a town in the north-west of Tunisia about 192 km from Tunis. It belongs to the Jendouba Governorate. The town...

The status of religious freedom in Africa varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under...

Biko is a biography about Black Consciousness Movement leader and anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. It was written by the liberal white South African...

Tzaneen (/zəˈniːn/) is a large tropical garden town situated in the Mopani District Municipality of the Limpopo province in South Africa. It is situated...

On 14 October 2017, two truck bombings took place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, killing at least 587 people and injuring 316 others. Almost all...

The Sukuma are a Bantu ethnic group from the southeastern African Great Lakes region. They are the largest ethnic group in Tanzania, with an estimated...

Ihsan Abdel Quddous (Egyptian Arabic: إحسان عبد القدوس ʼIḥsān ʻAbd el-ʼuddūs, IPA: [ʔeħˈsæːn ʕæbdel.ʔʊdˈduːs]) (1 January 1919 – 11 January 1990) was an...