Infobox Top level domain name .africa background D2B48C image introduced Not officially introduced proposed in 2006 type Proposed top level domain status Unofficial proposal registry None yet Proposed sponsor DotConnectAfrica intendeduse African and Pan African communities actualuse Not available for use restrictions None specified yet structure Contained in proposal document disputepolicy website .africa is a proposed Internet generic top level domain generic top level domain gTLD for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they may reside. Recently, DotConnectAfrica organization was appointed as the official sponsor for this campaign by the African Union AU ref cite web title Endorsement of the DotAfrica .africa Initiative August 27, 2009 url http www.scribd.com doc 31565131 African Union AU Endorsement of DotConnectAfrica work archiveurl http www.scribd.com archivedate 2009 08 27 deadurl no accessdate 2010 12 25 ref and the Economic Commission for Africa ECA . ref cite web title The dotafrica Project initiative, August 8, 2008 Economic Commission for Africa ECA Endorsment of DotConnectAfrica work archiveurl http www.scribd.com archivedate 2008 08 08 deadurl no accessdate 2010 12 25 ref The full proposal was supposed to be presented to ICANN during 2008, but the new gTLD process in ICANN has been delayed and now it is expected to be presented by mid 2011 ref http www.icann.org en topics new gtld program.htm ICANN Site for New gTLDs ref There were initial communications that presented the idea of this new top level domain at ICANN Lisbon in 2007, ref cite web title Africa s map in the digital inclusion, A common voice for Africa March 28, 2007 url http ... was recently presented. ref cite web title The launch of dotafrica East Africa campaign September ... .eu . reflist GTLD expanded Proposed DEFAULTSORT Africa Category Proposed top level domains Category African and Pan African culture ca .africa es .africa hu .africa no .africa ... more details
Other uses pp semi indef Infobox Continent image File Africa orthographic projection .svg 200px area ... Languages of Africa List of languages time UTC 1 to UTC 4 cities List of the largest metropolitan areas in Africa List of cities Africa is the world s second largest and second most populous continent ... Pulley. 1999 Africa , Twenty First Century Books. ISBN 0 7613 1367 2. ref With 1.0 billion people ... Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco . Africa, particularly central eastern Africa , is widely ... Homo sapiens University of Utah News Release Feb. 16, 2005 Dead link date May 2010 ref Africa ... continents africa.html title Africa. General info last Visual Geography first date accessdate ... Etymology Afri was the name of several Semitic peoples who dwelt in North Africa near Carthage in modern ... Africa or Ifri or Afer ref name book on ligne is name of Banu Ifran from Algeria and Tripolitania Berber ... became the capital of Africa Province , which also included the coastal part of modern Libya . The Roman ... name Africa the 1st century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus Ant. 1.15 asserted that it was named .... Africa would be, for the Egyptians, the birthplace. ref cite web url http gerald massey.org.uk ... is sometimes Anglicisation anglicised as Africa , but the given name is unrelated to the geonym . History Main History of Africa See History of North Africa History of West Africa History of Central Africa History of East Africa History of Southern Africa Paleohistory File Massospondylus BW.jpg thumb right 150px The African prosauropod Massospondylus . At the beginning of the Mesozoic Era , Africa was joined with Earth s other continents in Pangaea . ref name dinopedia african Africa shared the supercontinent ... fossils are found through out Africa, but are more common in the south than north. ref name dinopedia ... proliferated in Africa. ref name dinopedia african Middle Jurassic strata are neither well represented nor well studied in Africa. ref name dinopedia african Late Jurassic strata are also poorly ... more details
saved book title Africa subtitle cover image Africaaaaaaaaa.jpg cover color wildbot yes Africa Main article Africa History History of Africa History of North Africa History of West Africa History of Central Africa History of East Africa History of Southern Africa Ancient African history Arab slave trade Atlantic slave trade Colonization of Africa Scramble for Africa Geography Geography of Africa Economy Economy of Africa Demographics African people Demographics of Africa Languages African languages Culture Culture of Africa Music of Africa Religion Religion in Africa Territories and regions Regions of Africa Category Wikipedia books on AfricaAfrica Category Africa ... more details
Roman Africa may mean the Roman Africa province the history of Africa during the Roman era, see North Africa during Antiquity Roman era disambig ... more details
Ancient Africa may refer to the area known as Africa in Classical Antiquity, see North Africa during the Classical Period the ancient history of the continent now known as Africa, see History of Africa Antiquity disambig ... more details
See also Index of Africa related articles Image LocationAfrica.png right 200px The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to AfricaAfrica countries imagemap Geography of AfricaAfrica in topic Geography of Image Africa map regions.svg thumb 400px UN geoscheme UN subregions of Africa commons Atlas of Africa Atlas of Africa List of cities in Africa List of most populous cities in Africa Regions of Africa Main article Regions of Africa List of freshwater ecoregions in Africa and Madagascar United Nations geoscheme for Africa Physiographic regions The Sahara Sahara Desert ... Basin Congo The Great Lakes Africa Great Lakes region Africa in topic Regions of Countries of Africa Main article List of African countries Coats of arms of Africa Flags of Africa Col begin Col 4 West Africa Outline of Benin Benin Outline of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Outline of Cape Verde Cape Verde ... of Senegal Senegal Outline of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Outline of Togo Togo Col 4 North Africa Outline ... of Western Sahara Western Sahara Central Africa Outline of Angola Angola Outline of Burundi Burundi ... Col 4 East Africa Outline of Burundi Burundi Outline of Comoros Comoros Outline of Djibouti Djibouti ... Col 4 Southern Africa Outline of Botswana Botswana Outline of Lesotho Lesotho Outline of Namibia Namibia Outline of South Africa South Africa Outline of Swaziland Swaziland Dependencies British Indian ... Republic Col end Geographic features of Africa List of World Heritage Sites in Africa List of glaciers in Africa Glaciers in Africa Horn of Africa List of impact craters in Africa Impact craters in Africa List of islands of Africa Islands of Africa List of rivers of Africa Rivers of Africa Demography of Africa Main article Demographics of AfricaAfrica in topic Demographics of History of Africa Main article History of Africa and Portal Current events Africa Current events of Africa History of Africa by period Prehistory Pleistocene human population bottleneck in Africa Ancient African ... more details
Mama Africa may refer to Mama Africa album Mama Africa album , a 1983 reggae album by Peter Tosh Mama Africa film , a DVD compilation Sponsored by Queen Latifah Mama Africa song Mama Africa song , a 2007 song by Akon Mama frica , a song by Chico C sar See also Miriam Makeba , a singer also known as Mama Afrika disambig it Mama Africa pt Mama Africa sv Mama Africa ... more details
Africa is the world s second largest continent. Wiktionary AfricaAfrica may also refer to Places Africa Province , a province of the Roman Empire comprising parts of Northern Africa Ifriqiya , a Medieval Arabic designation given to approximately the same area as the Africa Province Music and poetry Africa Petrarch Africa Petrarch , a 14th century epic poem by Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Africa William Billings Africa William Billings , a 1770 hymn by William Billings Africa, Center of the World , Malanda, a song by Fela Kuti and Roy Ayers from their 1980 album Music of Many Colors Africa Toto song Africa Toto song , a 1982 song by the band Toto Africa Karl Wolf song Africa Karl Wolf song , a 2008 song by Karl Wolf, based on the Toto song Africa Rose Laurens song Africa Rose Laurens song , a 1982 song by French singer Rose Laurens Africa , a song by D Angelo from his 2000 album Voodoo D Angelo album Voodoo Africa , a 2002 single by E Type musician E Type Africa Miriam Makeba album , an album by Miriam Makeba Africa Perpetuum Jazzile album , an album by Perpetuum Jazzile Other Africa journal Africa journal , an academic journal Afrika video game Afrika video game , a PlayStation 3 game 1193 Africa , an asteroid Africa , an eight hour scholarly video series on African history by Basil Davidson See also Africa 70 disambiguation HMS Africa , listing all British Royal Navy ships named Africa New Afrika , a proposed new American state disambig da Africa de Africa Begriffskl rung es frica desambiguaci n fr Africa fy Afrika betsjuttingside gl frica hom nimos ko hr Afrika razdvojba it Africa disambigua he la Africa discretiva lt Afrika reik m s ja pt frica desambigua o ru sr ... more details
Africa United may refer to Africa United 2010 film , a film by Deborah Gardner Paterson Africa United 2005 film , a film by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Africa United Soccer, Passion, Politics, and the First World Cup in Africa , a 2010 book by Steve Bloomfield disambig ... more details
disambig Computers for Africa may refer to Computer technology for developing areas Computers for African Schools Plockton High School Computers for Africa Plockton High School Computers for Africa Tesco Corporate social responsibility ... more details
Africa U.S.A. is the name of two defunct amusement parks Africa U.S.A. Park , which was located in Boca Raton, Florida , and was open from 1953 to 1961 Marine World Africa USA Africa U.S.A., California , which after merger and relocation, is a remote ancestor of Six Flags Marine World disambig ... more details
Buddhism , as a major world religion , is practiced in Africa . Most of the Buddhists in Africa, live in South Africa . Though there have been some conversion, amongst Africans, most of the Buddhists in Africa, are of Asian people Asian , mostly Chinese, Vietnamese or Japanese descent. 0.01 of South Africa s population are Buddhist. There have also been cases of some high profile celebrities converting to Buddhism such as Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje , a famous actor of Nigeria n descent ref http www.metro.co.uk showbiz interviews 19172 60 seconds adewale akinnuoye agbaje ref Further reading Clasquin, Michel Kr ger, Jacobus S. eds. 1999 Buddhism and Africa . Pretoria University of South Africa References Reflist Buddhism topics Africa topic Buddhism in DEFAULTSORT Buddhism In Africa Category Religion in Africa Category Buddhism by country Africa buddhism stub ... more details
Platinum , and platinum group metals , in Africa , are produced in Zimbabwe and the Republic of South Africa . Of the multitudes of companies involved in producing platinum group metals in these two countries, these are the principal operators flagicon South Africa South Africa World s leading platinum producer. Anglo Platinum Anglo American plc Impala Platinum Implats Lonplats Aquarius Platinum African Rainbow Minerals flagicon Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Platinum Zimplats Impala Platinum Anglo American Platinum Company in development Platinum group elements There are 6 platinum group platinum group elements Iridium Osmium Palladium Platinum Rhodium Ruthenium See also Aluminium in Africa Copper in Africa Iron ore in Africa Mining Platinum group Platinum group Sources Platinum group sources Titanium in Africa Uranium in Africa External links http www.mbendi.co.za indy ming plat af p0005.htm MBendi Mining Africa Platinum Group Mining http www.platinum.matthey.com production africa.html Platinum today South AfricaAfrica stub Category Mining companies Category Platinum Category Mining in South Africa Category Natural resources in Africa Category Mining in Zimbabwe ... more details
Football is a popular sport in Africa, and in 2010 South Africa become the first African nation to host FIFA World Cup the world cup . Some African nations, like Kenya and Ethiopia , are very dominant at long distance running, whilst countries such as Zimbabwe is mainly a Cricketing nation. Rugby and golf are reasonably popular in just a couple of Africa African countries , though rugby is very popular in South Africa. Category Sport in Africa ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Infobox single Name Hollywood Africa Cover Hollywood Africa .jpg Artist Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers from Album Freaky Styley B side Nevermind Released August 16, 1985 Format 7 vinyl , 12 vinyl Recorded 1985 Genre Funk rock Length 5 03 Label EMI Capitol Records Writer The Meters Producer George Clinton musician George Clinton Last single Catholic School Girls Rule br 1985 This single Hollywood Africa br 1985 Next single Fight Like a Brave br 1987 Misc Hollywood Africa is a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers , released as a single from their 1985 album, Freaky Styley . It is a cover of the song Africa by The Meters , from their album Rejuvenation album Rejuvenation . To the producer of Freaky Styley , George Clinton musician George Clinton , the song was one of his favorites on the album. He used to visit the gigs of the Red Hot Chili Peppers every now and then, and when they performed Hollywood Africa , he went on stage to join Anthony singing and to incite the crowd. Track listing 7 single 1985 Hollywood Africa 7 Version Nevermind 7 Edit 7 Promo 1985 Hollywood Africa 7 Version Hollywood Africa 7 Version 12 single 1985 Hollywood Africa Extended Dance Mix Hollywood Africa Dub Mix Nevermind Album Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers singles Category Red Hot Chili Peppers songs Category 1985 singles 1980s rock song stub bg Hollywood Africa es Hollywood Africa fr Hollywood Africa it Hollywood Africa pl Hollywood Africa pt Hollywood Africa fi Hollywood Africa sv Hollywood Africa ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Aero Africa logo size fleet size 3 destinations IATA ICAO RFC callsign AERO AFRICA parent company slogan founded headquarters Manzini, Swaziland Manzini , Swaziland key people hubs frequent flyer lounge alliance website Aero Africa is a charter airline based in Swaziland . The airline is on the List of air carriers banned in the European Union . Fleet The Aero Africa fleet consisted of the following aircraft on 8 November 2008 ref http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php?search set&airline RFC&al op 1 Aero Africa on CH Aviation.ch ref 1 Boeing 727 100 2 Boeing 737 200 which are operated for Touma Air Tchad The average age of the Aero Africa fleet is 36.9 years ref http www.airfleets.net ageflotte Aero 20Africa.htm Aero Africa on airfleets.net ref . External links http www.ch aviation.ch aircraft.php?search set&airline RFC&al op 1 Aero Africa Fleet on airfleets.net References reflist Transport in Swaziland Category Airlines of Swaziland Swaziland stub Africa airline stub de Aero Africa fr Aero Africa id Aero Africa zh ... more details
italictitle Infobox Magazine cover category Africa website http www.africaweekmagazine.com link1 link1 name publisher Trans Africa Publishing country United Kingdom history frequency Weekly issn 1744 0734 Africa Week is a weekly magazine that covers African affairs. Category Political magazines poli mag stub ... more details
2005 in Africa 2006 in Africa 2007 in Africa International organisations African Union AU Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa CEMAC West African Economic and Monetary Union UEMOA Other organizations ACP countries ACP European Union The 14th ACP EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was held in Kigali , Rwanda in November. Resolutions on Election ... Partnership Agreements Economic Partnership Agreements EPA s was voted for. Elections in Africa Elections Empty section date May 2010 Conflict and civil war See List of conflicts in Africa Darfur ... AIDS pandemic AIDS in Africa Avian influenza Main Global spread of H5N1 Chikungunya Main Chikungunya Outbreak of 2004 present Cholera Malaria Meningitis Sickle cell disease Education in Africa Education ... Basketball at the 2007 All Africa Games Boxing Cycling Football soccer Main 2007 in football soccer Team handball Handball Judo Wrestling Rugby Union Culture of Africa Culture African art Art African cinema Film Main 2007 in film Music of Africa Music Main 2007 in music Festival s African literature Literature Main 2007 in literature Science Main 2007 in science Economy of Africa Economy Empty section date May 2010 Events in Africa by month January 2007 in Africa January February 2007 in Africa February March 2007 in Africa March April 2007 in Africa April May 2007 in Africa May June 2007 in Africa June July 2007 in Africa July August 2007 in Africa August September 2007 in Africa September October 2007 in Africa October November 2007 in Africa November December 2007 in Africa December See also Portal Africa 2007 in Kenya 2007 in Sierra Leone 2007 in South Africa 2007 in Zimbabwe Notes This text is being translated from the fr 2007 en Afrique original French language article . AfricaAfrica topics Africa topic 2007 in Current events articles DEFAULTSORT 2007 In Africa Category Years of the 21st century in Africa Category 2007 in Africa fr 2007 en Afrique ... more details
Justice Africa is a London based non profit organization founded in 1999 that carries out research and advocacy on various issues relating to Africa . It has three focus areas Sudan , peace and security, and HIV AIDS . Justice Africa lists three co directors Alex de Waal , Tajudeen Abdul Raheem and Yohannes Ajawin . External links http www.justiceafrica.org Justice Africa website http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 4670744.stm Head to head Africa s food crisis , BBC News , 2 February 2006 Category Non profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Category Non governmental organizations of Africa UK org stub ... more details
orphan date March 2009 The Africa Report is an English language bimonthly magazine that focuses on African politics and economics . Created in 2005 by Paris based group Jeune Afrique , The Africa Report is edited by Africa Confidential s Patrick Smith. With contributions from African and international journalists, in the field writers reporting from every region, as well as renowned specialists on the continent s politics, economy, industry and governance, The Africa Report guarantees in depth, on the ground reportage relied upon by decision makers and investors active in Africa. The editorial stance offers fresh perspective on subjects that influence the way the world engages with the continent. The Africa Report won the 2006 and 2007 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Award for Best Publication, as well as the 2007 award for Best Published Feature. External links http www.theafricareport.com Official website DEFAULTSORT Africa Report, The Category French political magazines Category World magazines Category Publications established in 2005 Europe poli mag stub ... more details
orphan date November 2009 Infobox Magazine title Africa Renewal Afrique Renouveau category Africa language English language English , French language French website http www.un.org ecosocdev geninfo afrec publisher United Nations country United States history frequency issn 1816 9627 Africa Renewal is a magazine published by the United Nations that examines AfricaAfrica s development, achievements, and challenges. It reports on the many different aspects of the UN s involvement in Africa. It was formerly published as Africa Recovery Afrique Relance External links http ezb.uni regensburg.de detail.phtml?bibid AAAAA&colors 7&lang en&jour id 5159 Electronic Journals Library EZB http opc4 ascl.pica.nl PPN?PPN 308205502&LNG EN Catalogue ASC Leiden http atoz.ebsco.com titles.asp?Id 2749&sid 167573239&TabID 2 AtoZ electronic journals focused on Africa NAI http www.un.org ecosocdev geninfo afrec Category African studies ... more details
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa , after the continent of Africa . Two others were planned HMS Africa 1694 was a 46 gun ship in service from 1694 to 1696. HMS Africa 1761 was a 64 gun third rate launched in 1761 and sold in 1774. HMS Africa 1781 was a 64 gun third rate launched in 1781 and broken up 1814. HMS Africa was a prison ship , launched in 1803 as the 36 gun fifth rate HMS Euryalus 1803 . She became a prison ship in 1826, was renamed HMS Africa in 1859 and was sold in 1860. HMS Africa 1862 was a wooden hulled screw sloop launched in 1862 and sold to China later that year. She was renamed China and was sold in 1865. HMS Africa was to have been a Drake class cruiser Drake class cruiser but she was renamed HMS Good Hope 1901 in 1899, before being launched in 1901. HMS Africa 1905 was a King Edward VII class battleship King Edward VII class battleship launched in 1905 and sold in 1920. HMS Africa was to have been an Audacious class aircraft carrier Audacious class aircraft carrier . She was ordered in 1943, but was later reordered as a Malta class aircraft carrier Malta class carrier, before being cancelled in 1945. There was also an Irish Hired gun vessel Africa hired armed cutter Africa , of 70 small 80 94 small tons burthen Builder s Old Measurement bm , in Royal Navy service from 12 December 1803 to 12 January 1810. ref Winfield 2008 , p.393. ref See also HMS Africaine References reflist colledge cite book first Rif last Winfield title British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793&ndash 1817 Design, Construction, Careers and Fates publisher Seaforth year 2008 isbn 1861762461 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Africa, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names es HMS Africa sl HMS Africa fi HMS Africa ... more details
Army of Africa may refer to Army of Africa France Army of Africa Spain Panzer Army Africa disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Infobox planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Africa symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Jackson, C. discovery site Johannesburg UO discovered April 24, 1931 designations yes mp name 1193 alt names 1931 HB named after Africa mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.9659729 perihelion 2.3292413 semimajor eccentricity 0.1202466 period 1573.5434200 avg speed inclination 14.11834 asc node 49.70762 mean anomaly 310.15426 arg peri 184.45775 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 12.2 1193 Africa 1931 HB is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1931 by Cyril V. Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 1193 Africa JPL Small Body Database Browser on 1193 Africa Minor planets navigator 1192 Prisma 1194 Aletta Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Africa Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for places Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1931 Category Discoveries by Cyril V. Jackson Beltasteroid stub de 1193 Africa es 1193 frica eo 1193 Afriko eu 1193 Africa fa it 1193 Africa la 1193 Africa hu 1193 Africa ja nn 1193 Africa pl 1193 Africa pt 1193 Africa sk 1193 Africa sr 1193 tl 1193 Africa ... more details
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