The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a landmark initiative poised to transform Africa’s economic landscape. Here’s what you need to know about this ambitious trade agreement: Origins and Vision The African Union (AU) first conceptualized the idea of a Continental Free Trade Area...
Out of 54 African countries, Ethiopia is one of only two countries that were never colonized. Ethiopia is home to over 80 tribes that generally live peacefully together. Ethiopians enjoy soccer, volleyball and basketball and are renowned for their international success in foot races and track and ...
Bongo drums are a percussion instrument. They have a African design but with a Latin influence. Here are 5 banging facts that you should know.
Facts About Culture, Geography, and History of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is a tinyWest Africancountry surround byCameroonto the North,Gabonto the South, and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. There are many things to know about this unique country. Nonetheless, we have provided 12 facts ...
At the national level, the commemoration of the Majimaji War tends to focus on the installation of memorials as instruments for political identity formation.doi:10.1007/s10437-019-09324-2Rushohora, Nancy A.Springer USAfrican Archaeological Review...
Facts About the Culture, Geography, and History of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau is a formerWest AfricanPortuguese colony along the Atlantic coast. It bordersSenegalto the North andGuinea-Conakryto the East and South. It is a country with a long history and rich culture. ...
genre of music in Ghana is known as “highlife.” A blend of jazz and Indigenous African styles, highlife is characterized by syncopated melodies and asymmetrical drum rhythms — derived from traditional drumming practices. Lyrics are sung either in Yoruba or English, but Western instruments are ...
The volcanoes of the Calabrian arc are associated with the subduction of the African tectonic plate under the Eurasian plate. Stromboli is located on a NE-SW trending fault system, but the mechanisms which feed the volcano's magma chamber, and their relationship to the fault system, are poorly...
These tendencies are not preserved for their own kind, however. Ask any game warden, big game hunter or native of the African wilds, and they will tell you that hippos are not just huge and fearless, but also often so ruthlessly aggressive thatthey have been known to capsize small boats ...
Until the evidence – along with appropriate institutional and financial instruments – show favorable conditions for investing in advanced waste management technologies, authorities in African cities would do well to consider integrating proven innovations taking place in their own "backyard." Highlights ...