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Discover Africa: knowledge records

Short, sourced accounts of African history, geography, languages, arts, people and achievements. Each one is the reviewed source of one or more Discover Africa quiz questions.

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Library ResourceThe African Union and its 55 member statesThe African Union states that it is made up of 55 member states, representing all the countries of the continent. The number…
Library ResourceThe Akan peoples and languagesAkan is the name of a group of peoples of the Guinea Coast who speak Akan languages, part of the Kwa branch…
Library ResourceThe Benin BronzesThe 'Benin Bronzes' are plaques, commemorative heads, figures and regalia made from at least the 1500s by a specialist guild working for…
Library ResourceCongolese rumbaCongolese rumba is a music and couple dance from the cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of…
Library ResourceKilimanjaroAt 5,895 metres, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest point in Africa. It is a volcanic massif with three main peaks, Kibo,…
Library ResourceKiswahili and World Kiswahili Language DayIn 2021 the General Conference of UNESCO proclaimed 7 July World Kiswahili Language Day. UNESCO describes Kiswahili as the first African language…
Library ResourceLake VictoriaLake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, with an area of about 69,484 square kilometres, and the chief reservoir of the…
Library ResourceAlbert Luthuli, Africa’s first Nobel Peace laureateAlbert Lutuli (1898–1967), president of the African National Congress from 1952, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1960 'for his non-violent…
Library ResourceWangari MaathaiWangari Maathai (1940–2011), born in Nyeri, Kenya, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 'for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and…
Library ResourceThe NileThe Nile is the longest river in Africa, about 6,650 kilometres long according to Britannica. It rises south of the Equator and…
Library ResourceKwame Nkrumah and Ghana’s independenceKwame Nkrumah (1909–1972), born in Nkroful in the Gold Coast, led the colony's movement for independence from Britain. In 1957 the Gold…

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