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The Horn of Africa – Somali

SOMALI The land of the Somalis consists of arid plains and plateaus, barren rugged mountains, and two main rivers under a harsh, hot and dry climate. The Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, Ethiopia, and Kenya bound this area – the Horn of Africa. Archeological evidence indicates that the Somali ...

The Horn of Africa – Ethiopia

THE HORN OF AFRICA The Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean wash the eastern tip of Africa known as the Horn of Africa. In this region lies the legendary ancient lands of Ethiopia and Somalia. THE ETHIOPIANS Ethiopia’s very name conjures exotic visions of the Queen ...

West African

WEST AFRICAN Long in touch with Europeans, and the most heavily populated area in Africa, West Africa includes Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Nigeria, Burkinafaso, and Cameroon. West African foods should not he a mystery to Americans, for it is from here that the ...

South African

SOUTH AFRICA While the West African nations combine the most sophisticated of European, New World, and their own indigenous food influences, and the area of East Africa is principally influenced by British, Indian and Islamic food traditions, South Africa is dominated by the influence of the Dutch. As early as ...

East Africa

EAST AFRICAN Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique are five countries within the region known as East Africa. It is a region where strong British influence is still felt although few British or East Indians remain. Like West Africa, the vast expanses of land are inhabited by hundreds of differing peoples, ...

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    SOMALI The land of the Somalis consists of arid plains …

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    THE HORN OF AFRICA The Red Sea, the Gulf of …

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    WEST AFRICAN Long in touch with Europeans, and the most …

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    SOUTH AFRICA While the West African nations combine the most …

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    EAST AFRICAN Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique are five countries …

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