West Africa

West Africa

West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of the African continent.

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West African Proverb

Sun

¶ The sun is the king of torches.

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Northern Ndebele people

Northern Ndebele people

The northern Ndebele (Northern Ndebele: amaNdebele) are a nation and ethnic group in Southern Africa, who share a common Ndebele culture and Ndebele language. Their history began when a Zulu chiefdom split from King Shaka in the early 19th century under the leadership of Mzilikazi, a former chief in his kingdom and ally. Under his command the disgruntled Zulus went on to conquer and rule the chiefdoms of the Southern Ndebele. This was where the name and identity of the eventual kingdom was adopted.

During a turbulent period in Nguni and Sesotho-Tswana history known as the Mfecane, Mzilikazi regiment, initially numbering 500 soldiers, moved west towards the present-day city of Pretoria, where they founded a settlement called Mhlahlandlela. They then moved northwards in 1838 into present-day Zimbabwe where they overwhelmed the Rozvi, eventually carving out a home now called Matabeleland and encompassing the west and south-west region of the country. In the course of the migration, large numbers of conquered local clans and individuals were absorbed into the Ndebele nation, adopting the Ndebele language and culture. Historically the assimilated people came from the Southern Ndebele, Swazi, Sotho-Tswana, and amaLozwi/Rozvi ethnic groups.

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Northern Ndebele Proverb

Fortune

¶ Amajodo awela abangelambiza.
Translation: Fortune favours the foolish.

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Ndebele

Ndebele

1. A people of South Africa. South Ndebele people, located in South Africa

2. A people of Zimbabwe. Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe and Botswana

3. Any of the languages spoken by these two peoples.

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Quotes·Quotations by Ndebele

Fortune

¶ Amajodo awela abangelambiza.
Translation: Fortune favours the foolish.

Africa and African people

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent. At about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers six percent of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4 percent of the total land area.[2] With 1.0 billion people (as of 2009, see table), it accounts for about 15% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagoes. It has 54 fully recognized sovereign states ("countries"), 9 territories and three de facto states with limited recognition.[3]
Africa, particularly central Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the origin of humans and the Hominidae clade (great apes), as evidenced by the discovery of the earliest hominids and their ancestors, as well as later ones that have been dated to around seven million years ago – including Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Australopithecus africanus, A. afarensis, Homo erectus, H. habilis and H. ergaster – with the earliest Homo sapiens (modern human) found in Ethiopia being dated to circa 200,000 years ago.[4] Africa straddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas; it is the only continent to stretch from the northern temperate to southern temperate zones.[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa

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African people

African people are natives or inhabitants of Africa and people of African descent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_people

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African Proverb

Advice

¶ Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

Fortune

¶ Amajodo awela abangelambiza. [Ndebele]
Translation: Fortune favours the foolish.

Sun

¶ The sun is the king of torches.

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References

[1]^ "World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision" United Nations (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, population division)
[2]^ a b Sayre, April Pulley. (1999) Africa, Twenty-First Century Books. ISBN 0-7613-1367-2.
[3]^ See List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa.
[4]^ Homo sapiens: University of Utah News Release: Feb. 16, 2005[dead link]
[5]^ Visual Geography. "Africa. General info". Retrieved 2007-11-24.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_people