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Ja A. Jahannes: Morocco – A Taste of Arab Africa
Nothing prepared me for Morocco! The splendid diversity of its cities, the exquisite and abundant cuisine, the contrasting landscape and the bustling busy energy of its people. Though Morocco…
Ja A. Jahannes: Chester Higgins – Images of The African Diaspora
Chester Higgins, Jr. is the undisputable preeminent photographer of the African Diaspora. His books of photographs and his exquisite narrative essays of ordinary and extraordinary African Americans and Africans living…
Ja A. Jahannes: Uganda in The Time Of Idi Amin
The first time I saw President Idi Amin he was driving a jeep with the top back as casual as he pleased down one of the wide streets of…
South Africa: Thicket Biome
There is no formal "Thicket Biome" recognized in the scientific literature. However, we felt that the vegetation which replaces forest – where a degree of fire protection is still evident,…
South Africa: Desert Biomes
Renosterveld is characterized by the dominance of members of the Daisy Family (Asteraceae), specifically one species – Renosterbos Elytropappus rhinocerotis, from which the vegetation type gets its name. Although Renosterbos…
South Africa: Renosterveld Biome
Renosterveld is characterized by the dominance of members of the Daisy Family (Asteraceae), specifically one species – Renosterbos Elytropappus rhinocerotis, from which the vegetation type gets its name. Although Renosterbos…
South Africa: Fynbos Biome
The Fynbos Biome is considered by many to be synonymous with the Cape Floristic Region or Cape Floral Kingdom. However, the "biome" refers only to the two key vegetation groups…
South Africa: Forest Biomes
Forests are restricted to frost-free areas with mean annual rainfall of more than 525mm in the winter rainfall region and more than 725 mm rainfall in the summer rainfall region….
South Africa: Nama Karoo Biome
The Nama Karoo Biome occurs on the central plateau of the western half of South Africa, at altitudes between 500 and 2000m, with most of the biome failing between 1000…
South Africa: Succulent Karoo Biome
The Succulent Karoo Biome has an equal status to the other biomes in South Africa – it is not a subtype of "a Karoo Biome." Most of the biome covers…
South Africa: Savanna Biome
The Savanna Biome is the largest Biome in southern Africa, occupying 46% of its area, and over one-third the area of South Africa. It is well developed over the lowveld…
South Africa’s Invasive Plant Species
South Africa is home to at least 10% of the worlds flowering species. South Africa’s Cape peninsula alone has more plant species than most countries. Just as the experiences in…
Africa: Malawi
Bordering South Africa east coast are the 3 M’s; Mozambique, Malawi and Madagascar. Madagascar is not within the Continent of Africa; It is an island located in the Indian Ocean…
Africa: Overview
Africa, the second largest of the earth’s seven continents, covering about 30,330,000 sq km (about 11,699,000 sq mi), including its adjacent islands.It comprises about 22 percent of the world’s total…
Africa: Climate
The climate of Africa, more than that of any other continent, is generally uniform. This results from the position of the continent in the Tropical Zone, the impact of cool…
Africa: 1990 Demography
Although Africa covers about one-fifth of the total world land surface, it has only about 12 percent of its population. In 1990 the total population of the continent was estimated…
Africa: Drainage Networks
Six major drainage networks exist in Africa. With the exception of the Chad Basin, all have outlets to the sea and all are cut by steep cataracts or rapids that…
