Outline of Africa
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. It is famous for its savanna, its jungles, and the Sahara (desert).
Geography of Africa
UN subregions of Africa
- Atlas of Africa
- List of cities in Africa
- List of most populous cities in Africa
Directional regions
Physiographic regions
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
- Botswana
- Lesotho
- Namibia
- South Africa
- Swaziland
Dependencies
Geographic features of Africa
Demography of Africa
History of Africa
- Afrikaner nationalism
- Bantu expansion
- Berlin Conference
- Boer Republics
- Congo Free State
- Early Congolese history
- Expulsion of Asians in Uganda in 1972
- Indophobia
- Pioneer Column
- Serer ancient history
- Serer history (medieval era to present)
- South Africa under apartheid
- Timeline of Serer history
- Volkstaat
History of Africa by period
- Prehistory
- Pleistocene human population bottleneck in Africa
- Prehistoric Central North Africa
- Ancient African history
- Ancient History of South Africa
- Copper Age in Africa
- Iron Age in Africa
- Olmec alternative origin speculations
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
- Pre-Columbian Africa-Americas contact theories
- European exploration of Africa
- Colonisation of Africa
- African theatre of World War I
- Decolonisation of Africa
History of Africa by year
- 2016 in Africa
- 2007 in Africa
- 2006 in Africa
- 2005 in Africa
- 1960 in Africa (known as the "Year of Africa")
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History of Africa by region
- History of Central Africa
- History of East Africa
- History of North Africa
- History of Southern Africa
- Ancient History of South Africa
- History of West Africa
History of Africa by subject
- African archaeology
- Assassinations in Africa
- Economic history of Africa
- Extinct animals of Africa
- Extinct languages of Africa
- Fascism in Africa
- Legends of Africa
- Military history of Africa
- Natural history of Africa
- Political history of Eastern Africa
- Science and technology in Africa
- Slavery
- African slave trade
- Slavery in Africa
Empires in Africa
- Adal Sultanate
- Ajuran Sultanate
- Almohad Caliphate
- Almoravid Caliphate
- Aro Confederacy
- Asante Union
- Ayyubid Sultanate
- Bamana Empire
- Benin Empire
- Bornu Empire
- Ethiopian Empire
- Fatimid Caliphate
- Ghana Empire
- Kaabu Empire
- Kanem Empire
- Kong Empire
- Liberian Republic
- Luba Empire
- Lunda Empire
- Mali Empire
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Marinid dynasty
- Oyo Empire
- Sennar Sultanate
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Songhai Empire
- Wassoulou Empire
- Wolof Empire
Culture of Africa
- Architecture of Africa
- Castles in Africa
- Mosques in Africa
- Tallest buildings in Africa
- Architecture of Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian architecture
- Egyptian Revival architecture
- Egyptian revival decorative arts
- Architect Africa Film Festival
- Architecture of Ethiopia
- Architecture of Somalia
- Art Deco in Durban
- Cape Dutch architecture
- Rondavel
- Caste system in Africa
- Etiquette in Africa
- Languages of Africa
- List of African languages
- Languages of the African Union
- Endangered languages in Africa
- Portuguese in Africa
- Writing systems of Africa
- Prostitution in Africa
- Racism in Africa
- Slavery in modern Africa
- Writing systems of Africa
- Urbanization in Africa
Art in Africa
Cinema of Africa
Music of Africa
People of Africa
- Chinatowns in Africa
- African diaspora
- Indigenous peoples of Africa
- List of African millionaires
Ethnic groups in Africa
Ethnic groups in Africa
- Afrikaners
- Asians in Africa
- Asian South African
- Chinese South Africans
- Ethnic Chinese in Mozambique
- Koreans in Africa
- British diaspora in Africa
- Greeks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Greeks in South Africa
- Greeks in Zambia
- Greeks in Zimbabwe
- Indian diaspora in East Africa
- Indian South Africans
- Indians in Kenya
- Indians in Mozambique
- Serer people
- Tamil South Africans
- White Africans of European ancestry
- White South African
- Whites in Zimbabwe
- Whites in Kenya
Some famous individuals from Africa
- Aaron, first high-priest of children of Israel
- Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate.
- Alexander the Great, conqueror; founded Alexandria in Egypt.
- Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt.
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, current President of Liberia, first elected black female head of state in the world.
- F. W. de Klerk, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for helping end apartheid in South Africa.
- Haile Selassie I, last Emperor of Ethiopia.
- Kofi Annan, diplomat from Ghana.
- Léopold Sédar Senghor, poet and first president of Senegal.
- Miriam, sister of Moses.
- Moses, prophet who received the Ten Commandments.
- Muhammad Ahmad, ("The Mahdi"), Sudanese rebel leader and messianic Islamic reformer.
- Nefertiti, queen of Egypt.
- Nelson Mandela, political leader in South Africa.
- Ramesses II, often regarded as Ancient Egypt's greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh.
- Shaka, legendary leader of the Zulu Kingdom.
- Tutankhamun, ("King Tut"), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.
Religion in Africa
- African traditional religion
- Buddhism in Africa
- Christianity in Africa
- Roman Catholicism in Africa
- Hinduism in Africa
- Judaism in Africa
- Islam in Africa
- Serer religion
Sports in Africa
Environment of Africa
Economy and infrastructure of Africa
- Agriculture
- Push–pull technology
- Banks in Africa
- Cement in Africa
- Energy in Africa
- Power stations in Africa
- Renewable energy in Africa
- Health care in Africa
- HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Hospitals in Africa
- Mineral industry of Africa
- Mining in Africa
- Metals
- Aluminum in Africa
- Copper in Africa
- Iron ore in Africa
- Platinum in Africa
- Titanium in Africa
- Uranium in Africa
- Metals
- Steel in Africa
- Mining in Africa
- Natural resources of Africa
- Poverty in Africa
- Late-2000s recession in Africa
- List of African stock exchanges
Communications in Africa
Communications in Africa
- Internet in Africa
- Media of Africa
- Newspapers in Africa
- Radio in Africa
- Television in Africa
- Telephone numbers in Africa
Transport in Africa
- Air transport in Africa
- Airlines of Africa
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
- Trans-African Highway network
Education in Africa
- Adult education in Africa
- Association of International Schools in Africa
- Universities in Africa
Governments of Africa
Politics of Africa
Politics of Africa
- Anarchism in Africa
- Conflicts in Africa
- Monarchies in Africa
- Political parties in Africa
- Pan-Africanism
Foreign relations of Africa
- Sino-African relations
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See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Africa
- All pages with titles beginning with African
- All pages with titles containing Africa
- All pages with titles containing African
- African Leaders State of Africa Report
- African studies
- Continent
- Index of Africa-related articles
References
External links
- News
- allAfrica.com current news, events and statistics
- BBC News In Depth - Africa 2005: Time for Change?
- Yale Economic Review Africa: Failed Economic History
- History
- Directories
- Library of Congress - African & Middle Eastern Reading Room
- Africa at Curlie
- Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara
- The Index on Africa directory from The Norwegian Council for Africa
- Aluka - Digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa
- Politics
- Africa Action Africa Action is the oldest organization in the United States working on African affairs. It is a national organization that works for political, economic and social justice in Africa.
- Working class history in Africa—people's and grassroots histories
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- Sports
- Tourism
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