Recent questions tagged africa

Description : Who are the Yarobi people?

Last Answer : I think it is a typo or intentionally invented/fake-ified name, and/or confusion with Yoruba. That page seems like the only place mentioning it, in the context of hawking a luck ring . ... Hausa, Kanuri, Ibibio, and about 300 other tribal names, which could be transliterated into different letters.

Description : Why do most African Americans have a lighter skin tone?

Last Answer : Than…? People from Africa get more, and harsher exposure to sun than Americans. Jamaica, the Bahamas, England, dark skinned people can be found worldwide who are lighter than persons living in Africa.

Description : Who is the true African American?

Last Answer : My take has always been that if you are a citizen of this country, you are an American. Period. You can be proud of your heritage by all means! But you are an American. All the labels we put on ... was in play. But then it wouldn't be African American since Africa is a continent and not a country.

Description : What was the Yugoslav Army doing in the Angolan Civil War?

Last Answer : This is purely hypothetical, of course, but here are my answers: No idea. Maybe. Possibly (but not probably). No. Perhaps. Definitely not. That is an interesting theory. Most likely correct, but needs further discussion..

Description : Are there military focused works on Portugal's decolonization wars in Africa?

Last Answer : Have you tried a good research library and some scholarly databases for these history questions? Suspect you could find more help there than here. All most of us can do is the same Googling you could.

Description : Why do you think most countries in Africa keep going through Coup D'Etats?

Last Answer : Because people are stupid

Description : Does everyone living today have African DNA?

Last Answer : MIlo here; Just my black parts.The snowy areas are Norwegian.

Description : If you had a chance to help an immigrant get his family to America, would you do it?

Last Answer : No. I would tell him to go to Europe instead.

Description : Africa has some countries with trillion dollar notes and the bills or notes. Yet we don’t call the holders of such notes trillionaires?

Last Answer : Its in rand. look up the exchange- a trillion rand isn’t a trillion dollars lol

Description : Beware of Jamaican/Nigerian phone scammers. I just received a call from one of them. How do they get our phone numbers?

Last Answer : Agreed!

Description : Does anyone celebrate Kwanzaa?

Last Answer : Somebody does, I know that there are local groups and churches that have Kwanzaa celebrations in my area.

Description : Can you tell me about other "trickster" characters you know of?

Last Answer : There are a lot of them. The trickster is a very common character in mythology, folklore, fairy tales and literature in many cultures around the world. Here’s a list at this link and that’s not even all of them.

Description : How come some border lines (on the map) are pencil straight?

Last Answer : Many of the borders west of the Mississippi were drawn by civil servants in Washington DC that had never been west of the Appalachians. Often they were influenced by the railroad easements granted to the various transcontinnental Railroads when they were building west.

Description : Can you help me find the production cost per pair of essential shoes, in African countries?

Last Answer : answer:You need to narrow your question down. Africa is not a homogenous large land mass. Here are the 53 major countries

Description : If someone urinates in a lake in Africa can clouds bring pee rain to The United States?

Last Answer : Well, that is ridiculous, because the urine would be so diluted in the lake that it would not still be identifiable.

Description : What's the difference between hawks, eagles, hawk eagles and can you ID this bird?

Last Answer : Looks like a buzzard to me!

Description : Need help identifying African bird of prey...

Last Answer : The largest bird of prey in Africa is the Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), at almost 14 pounds (6.5 Kg.) and with a wingspan of about 6 feet 4 inches. It is apparently quite common in Kenya. You can see it here.

Description : Canada has promised Africa money for HIV / AIDS, but how much have they actually given?

Last Answer : Views are useless. Find some verifiable statistics.

Description : Book or essay that explores the concept of "T.I.A." ("This is Africa")?

Last Answer : I would recommend Jacqueline Novogratz's Ted talks on Africa. You could start with her most recent talk from September 2009 Unlike a lot of philanthropists in this area, she actually knows what's going ... said at TEDGlobal 2005. They want to make their own decisions, to solve their own problems.

Description : What is the most inexpensive way to go Gorilla tracking in Central/East Africa?

Last Answer : don’t tip the bushmen.

Description : How many African nations can you name off the top of your head? What are they?

Last Answer : freerice.com

Description : Help: I need to find out whether it is possible for forensic experts to say conclusively that some notes I wrote over a year ago in central Africa were, in fact, taken a year ago in central Africa.

Last Answer : I don’t think it’s gonna happen.

Description : If you set off on a Safari trip from Nairobi to the Maasai Mara game reserve, which country would you be in?

Last Answer : Answer: Kenya.

Description : Which place is known as Whiteman’s Grave?

Last Answer : Answer: Guinea, West coast of Africa.

Description : Which city is known, as Switzerland of Africa?

Last Answer : Answer: Rwanda, Africa.

Description : In which country would you find the Hoggar Mountains?

Last Answer : Answer: Algeria.

Description : The coast of which country is called the Gold Coast?

Last Answer : Answer: Ghana.

Description : Which was the occupying power in Western Sahara and which is the present power?

Last Answer : Answer: Spain and Morocco.

Description : What is Leopoldville now called?

Last Answer : Answer: Kinshasa.

Description : In the middle of which country is Timbuktu?

Last Answer : Answer: Mali.

Description : Two neighbouring African countries get their names from a river they share. What is the name of the river?

Last Answer : Answer: Niger.

Description : By which river delta is Port Harcourt located?

Last Answer : Answer: Niger.

Description : To whom do the Canary Islands belong?

Last Answer : Answer: Spain.

Description : Which nation or islands is to the west of the Central African coast?

Last Answer : Answer: São Tomé and Príncipe.

Description : To whom do the Azores Islands belong?

Last Answer : Answer: Portugal.

Description : Which group of islands is a nation just north-east of Madagascar?

Last Answer : Answer: Seychelles.

Description : One island in the Comoros Group has a different political status. Which one?

Last Answer : Answer: Mayotte.

Description : Which is the main port of Kenya?

Last Answer : Answer: Mombasa.

Description : With which of its Southern neighbours does Libya have the longest boundary?

Last Answer : Answer: Chad.

Description : What is the narrow feature that separates Africa from Asia?

Last Answer : Answer: The Suez Canal.

Description : Swaziland is encircled by South Africa except for a short boundary with one other country. Which country?

Last Answer : Answer: Mozambique.

Description : Which is the capital of Madagascar?

Last Answer : Answer: Antananarivo.

Description : Which country is entirely surrounded by Senegal, except for a narrow coastal strip?

Last Answer : Answer: Gambia.

Description : What is the name of the lake the Aswan High Dam has helped create?

Last Answer : Answer: Lake Nasser.

Description : Lake Chad is, of course in Chad. But which countries does it seasonally extend into?

Last Answer : Answer: Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon.

Description : In which country is Lambarene, where Dr. Schweitzer lived?

Last Answer : Answer: Gabon.

Description : Zambia and Zimbabwe had a common territorial name when they were administered by Britain. What was this name?

Last Answer : Answer: (North and South) Rhodesia.

Description : What was Burkina Faso previously called?

Last Answer : Answer: Upper Volta.

Description : Which city lies in the confluence of the two main branches of the River Nile?

Last Answer : Answer: Khartoum.

Description : The coast of which country is called the Gold Coast?

Last Answer : Answer: Ghana.