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 edit
Regions of Africa edit
Directional regions edit
- Central Africa
- East Africa
- North Africa
- Southern Africa
- West Africa
- United Nations geoscheme for Africa
Physiographic regions edit
- The Sahara Desert
- The Maghreb
- The Sahel region
- The Sudan region
- The Guinea region
- The Congo
- The Great Lakes region
Countries of Africa edit
West Africa edit
North Africa edit
Central Africa edit
East Africa edit
Southern Africa edit
Dependencies edit
Geographic features of Africa edit
- List of World Heritage Sites in Africa
- Glaciers in Africa
- Horn of Africa
- Impact craters in Africa
- Islands of Africa
- Rivers of Africa
Demography of Africa edit
History of Africa edit
- 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 edit
- Prehistory
- Ancient African history
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
- European exploration of Africa
- Colonisation of Africa
- African theatre of World War I
- Decolonisation of Africa
History of Africa by year edit
- 2016 in Africa
- 2007 in Africa
- 2006 in Africa
- 2005 in Africa
- 1960 in Africa (known as the "Year of Africa")
History of Africa by region edit
- History of Central Africa
- History of East Africa
- History of North Africa
- History of Southern Africa
- History of West Africa
History of Africa by subject edit
- African archaeology
- Assassinations in Africa
- Economic history of Africa
- Extinct animals of Africa
- Extinct languages of Africa
- Legends of Africa
- Military history of Africa
- Natural history of Africa
- Political history of Eastern Africa
- Science and technology in Africa
- Slavery
Empires in Africa edit
- 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 edit
- Architecture of Africa
- Caste system in Africa
- Etiquette in Africa
- Languages of Africa
- Prostitution in Africa
- Racism in Africa
- Slavery in modern Africa
- Writing systems of Africa
- Urbanization in Africa
Art in Africa edit
Cinema of Africa edit
Music of Africa edit
Cuisine of Africa edit
People of Africa edit
Ethnic groups in Africa edit
- Afrikaners
- Asians in Africa
- British diaspora in Africa
- Greeks
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Traditional African religions
- Buddhism in Africa
- Christianity in Africa
- Hinduism in Africa
- Judaism in Africa
- Islam in Africa
- Serer religion
Sports in Africa edit
Environment of Africa edit
Economy and infrastructure of Africa edit
- Agriculture
- Banks in Africa
- Cement in Africa
- Energy in Africa
- Health care in Africa
- Mineral industry of Africa
- Natural resources of Africa
- Poverty in Africa
- Late-2000s recession in Africa
- List of African stock exchanges
Communications in Africa edit
Communications in Africa
Transport in Africa edit
Education in Africa edit
Governments of Africa edit
Politics of Africa edit
- Anarchism in Africa
- Conflicts in Africa
- Monarchies in Africa
- Political parties in Africa
- Pan-Africanism
Foreign relations of Africa edit
Law of Africa edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- 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
- Sports
- Tourism
- Africa travel guide from Wikivoyage