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Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston 1858-1927, British explorer and colonial official. His early interest in the natural sciences was combined with his concern for the political problems of colonial Africa. He began his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa in 1882 and in 1883 encountered Henry Morton Stanley... Read more
East Africa East Africa
East Africa East Africa comprises ten countries: Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, and Kenya. Among residents of this region, the name Eastern Africa usually refers to these ten countries, while the name East Africa means the political region comprising... Read more
British South Africa Company British South Africa Company
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Isak Dinesen Isak Dinesen
Isak Dinesen , pseud. of Baroness Karen Blixen, 1885-1962, Danish author, who wrote primarily in English. In 1914 she married Baron Blixen and went to live in British East Africa, on a coffee plantation. She was divorced in 1921 and took over the management of the plantation where she lived... Read more
South West Africa Peoples Organization South West Africa Peoples Organization
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South West Africa Peoples Organization South West Africa Peoples Organization
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Gabonese Gabonese
Gabonese PRONUNICATION:gab-uh-NEEZ LOCATION:Gabon (western Central Africa) POPULATION:About 1.2 million LANGUAGE:French; 45 local Niger-Congo languages RELIGION:Roman Catholicism; Protestantism; Islam; animism 1 • INTRODUCTION Gabon's stability keeps it in the shadows.... Read more
Afrikaners Afrikaners
Afrikaners PRONUNCIATION:ahf-rih-KAHN-ers ALTERNATE NAMES:Boers LOCATION:Republic of South Africa POPULATION:About 3.3 million LANGUAGE:Afrikaans RELIGION:Protestantism 1 • INTRODUCTION South Africa is located at the southern point of Africa. During the ... Read more
Islam in Africa Islam in Africa
Islam: Africa It was the long, drawn-out confrontation of the seventh century c.e. between the emerging Islamic caliphate and the declining Roman Empire over the Mediterranean African shores, and the subsequent breakdown of the empire, that created favorable conditions for the establishment of the... Read more
West Africa West Africa
West Africa West Africa is composed of eighteen countries occupying various climate zones. The coastal region from Guinea-Bissau to Cameroon is characterized by abundant rainfall (with a rainy season of at least six months) and a thick forest of massive evergreen trees. A drier region, the savanna,... Read more

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