Articles Index

Christmas in Africa
Christmas in Africa is celebrated throughout the continent where there are christian communities. This article looks at the festivities, church services, dinners and more that happen throughout Africa at Christmas. There's also information on how to say "Merry Christmas' in several African languages.

African Greetings
African Greetings. Learn how to say hello in several African languages spoken in Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco, Botswana, Malawi and more. Being able to greet someone in their own language will help you enjoy your contact with local people even more while visiting Africa and the effort will certainly be appreciated.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Namibia. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie decided to bring their family to Namibia in April 2006 on vacation and possibly for the birth of their first child. This is a summary of why that seems like a good idea and why Namibia is a good choice for a family vacation.

Swahili (KiSwahili) For Travelers
Swahili (Kiswahili) for travelers to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Learn some basic Swahili (KiSwahili) phrases and traveling in East Africa will be even more rewarding. Greetings, numbers, animals, transport and other basic phrases are covered in this article about Swahili. Find out where Swahili is spoken, basic rules of pronounciation, Swahili online courses, language schools and more.

Africa in FIFA's World Cup 2006 (9 June - 9 July)
Africa in FIFA's World Cup 2006. African Countries in the world cup include Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Tunisia. African teams' analysis, results, fixtures, groups and links to news and team blogs. Players to watch and teams to watch as 5 African nations get ready for World Cup 2006 in Germany.

Goree Island, Senegal
This guide to Goree island in Senegal lists tours and information regarding this historic slave-trading island which is an important place of pilgrimage for many African-Americans. This guide to Ile de Goree (Goree island) tells you what to see on the island including the Slave Museum, where to stay, how to get there and the importance of its historic past as a major slave trading center.

Africa at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008
Africa's Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Individual African country information regarding Olympic squads, star athletes, medal contenders and more.

Kingsley Holgate
Kingsley Holgate is a modern day African Explorer. His hero is David Livingstone, but unlike the Scottish explorer, Kingsley was born and raised in Africa. In the past decade Kingsley Holgate has led many expeditions several of which he has documented for National Geographic.