Encyclopaedia Africana

Encyclopaedia Africana

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Located between the Arabian Peninsula and the African continent, the Red Sea separates the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea on the west from...

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Located on a peninsula, southwestern of Mauritius and at the foot of Le Morne Brabant Mountain, Le Morne Cultural Landscape is a basaltic mountain which...

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Located in the Nubian desert, northeast of Khartoum, Sudan, near the Nile River, the Meroe pyramids served as royal tombs from the old Kingdom of...

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The Great Pyramids of Giza are important symbols of ancient Egyptian civilisation and also the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World left...

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ZAMBIA/ZIMBABWE – Victoria Falls was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer David Livingstone in 1855. Its original name, however, was Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning “the smoke...

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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Egypt, a country located in the northeastern corner of Africa, heralded as the cradle of civilisation, boasts of a rich historical tapestry that...

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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and...

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The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, located in West Africa. It is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal, except for its western coastline...

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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Senegal is a country in Western Africa. With the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Senegal borders Guinea-Bissau to the south, Guinea to the...

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HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Zimbabwe is the name which was assumed at independence on April 18, 1980, as a former British Colony of southern Africa. The name...

Editor’s Note

This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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