Outline of Africa

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:

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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

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UN subregions of Africa

Regions of Africa

Regions of Africa

Directional regions

Physiographic regions

Countries of Africa

List of African countries

West Africa

North Africa

Central Africa

East Africa

Southern Africa

Dependencies

Geographic features of Africa

Demography of Africa

Demographics of Africa

History of Africa

History of Africa by period

History of Africa by year

History of Africa by region

History of Africa by subject

Empires in Africa

African empires

Culture of Africa

Culture of Africa

Art in Africa

Cinema of Africa

Music of Africa

Cuisine of Africa

African cuisine

People of Africa

Ethnic groups in Africa

Ethnic groups in Africa

Some famous individuals from Africa

Religion in Africa

Religion in Africa

Sports in Africa

Environment of Africa

Economy and infrastructure of Africa

Economy of Africa

Communications in Africa

Communications in Africa

Transport in Africa

Education in Africa

Education in Africa

Governments of Africa

Politics of Africa

Politics of Africa

Foreign relations of Africa

Law of Africa

Law of Africa

See also

Africa

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This is a list of historical African place names. The names on the left are linked to the corresponding subregion(s) from History of Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of the African Union</span> An African International agency

The individual member states of the African Union (AU) coordinate foreign policy through this agency, in addition to conducting their own international relations on a state-by-state basis. The AU represents the interests of African peoples at large in intergovernmental organizations (IGO's); for instance, it is a permanent observer at the United Nations' General Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Islam in Africa</span> Muslim religion in Africa

Islam in Africa is the continent's second most widely professed faith behind Christianity. Africa was the first continent into which Islam spread from Southwest Asia, during the early 7th century CE. Almost one-third of the world's Muslim population resides in Africa. Muslims crossed current Djibouti and Somalia to seek refuge in present-day Eritrea and Ethiopia during the Hijrah ("Migration") to the Christian Kingdom of Aksum. Like the vast majority (90%) of Muslims in the world, most Muslims in Africa are also Sunni Muslims; the complexity of Islam in Africa is revealed in the various schools of thought, traditions, and voices in many African countries. Many African ethnicities, mostly in North, West and East Africa consider Islam their Traditional religion. The practice of Islam on the continent is not static and is constantly being reshaped by prevalent social, economic, and political conditions. Generally Islam in Africa often adapted to African cultural contexts and belief systems forming Africa's own orthodoxies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Nations geoscheme for Africa</span> UN geographical categorizition of Africa

The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, used by the United Nations and maintained by the UNSD department for statistical purposes.

This is a list of articles holding galleries of maps of present-day countries and dependencies. The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries, the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 African Championships in Athletics</span> International athletics championship event

The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.

The military history of Africa is one of the oldest military histories in the world. Africa is a continent of many regions with diverse populations speaking hundreds of different languages and practicing an array of cultures and religions. These differences have also been the source of much conflict since a millennia.

This is an index of articles related to Africa, by country:

  1. Index of Algeria-related articles
  2. Index of Angola-related articles
  3. Index of Benin-related articles
  4. Index of Botswana-related articles
  5. Index of Burkina Faso-related articles
  6. Index of Burundi-related articles
  7. Index of Cameroon-related articles
  8. Index of Cape Verde–related articles
  9. Index of Central African Republic-related articles
  10. Index of Chad-related articles
  11. Index of Comoros-related articles
  12. Index of Democratic Republic of the Congo-related articles
  13. Index of Republic of the Congo–related articles
  14. Index of Djibouti-related articles
  15. Index of Egypt-related articles
  16. Index of Equatorial Guinea–related articles
  17. Index of Eritrea-related articles
  18. Index of Ethiopia-related articles
  19. Index of Gabon-related articles
  20. Index of Gambia-related articles
  21. Index of Ghana-related articles
  22. Index of Guinea-related articles
  23. Index of Guinea-Bissau-related articles
  24. Index of Ivory Coast-related articles
  25. Index of Kenya-related articles
  26. Index of Lesotho-related articles
  27. Index of Liberia-related articles
  28. Index of Libya-related articles
  29. Index of Madagascar-related articles
  30. Index of Mali-related articles
  31. Index of Mauritania-related articles
  32. Index of Mauritius-related articles
  33. Index of Mayotte-related articles
  34. Index of Morocco-related articles
  35. Index of Mozambique-related articles
  36. Index of Namibia-related articles
  37. Index of Niger-related articles
  38. Index of Nigeria-related articles
  39. Index of Réunion-related articles
  40. Index of Rwanda-related articles
  41. Index of Saint Helena-related articles
  42. Index of São Tomé and Príncipe-related articles
  43. Index of Senegal-related articles
  44. Index of Seychelles-related articles
  45. Index of Somalia-related articles
  46. Index of South Africa-related articles
  47. Index of Sudan-related articles
  48. Index of Tanzania-related articles
  49. Index of Tunisia-related articles
  50. Index of Uganda-related articles
  51. Index of Western Sahara-related articles
  52. Index of Zambia-related articles
  53. Index of Zimbabwe-related articles
<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lists of cities in Africa</span>

This is a list of lists of cities in Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">African empires</span> Umbrella term for some pre-colonial African kingdoms

African empires is an umbrella term used in African studies to refer to a number of pre-colonial African kingdoms in Africa with multinational structures incorporating various populations and polities into a single entity, usually through conquest.

<i>Vahlia</i> Genus of flowering plants

Vahlia is a genus of herbs and subshrubs that grow in Africa and the Indian subcontinent. There are at least five species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tourism in Africa</span>

Tourism is an important economic sector for many countries in Africa. There are many countries that benefit heavily from tourism like Uganda, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana and Tanzania. The touristic particularity of Africa lies in the wide variety of points of interest, diversity and multitudes of landscapes as well as the rich cultural heritage. Also, an ecotourist industry is present in some African countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Athletics at the 2019 African Games</span> International athletics championship event

Athletics at the 2019 African Games was held from 26 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.

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