AFRICA

The second
largest continent
after Asia. It
separated from
Asia by the Suez
Canal, the Gulf of
Suez, and the Red

AFRICA
OFFSHORE ISLAND
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Mauritius,
Reunion,
Zanzibar,
Pemba
Seychelles,
Comoros

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Complex mosaic of
people, languages and
culture.
Few are ethnical
homogeneous.
Few developed a strong
sense of national unity.
Identified by their own
tribe.

LANGUAGES
Language Spoken estimated
at between 800 and 1,700.

LANGUAGES
5 MAJOR LANGUAGE SPOKEN

Afro-asiatic Language

Berber
Kushitic
Semitic
Chad
Coptic

EDUCATION
Standards, facilities and programs
vary considerably and reflect
differences in class, ethnicity, sex
and location.

LITERATURE
Despite the ignorance of
most so called "literati"
to the domain of African
literature, African
literature in fact is one of
the main currents of world
literature, stretching
continuously and directly
back to ancient history.

LITERATURE
Oral literature or orature may be in prose or
verse. Storytellers in Africa sometimes use
call-and-response techniques to tell their
stories.
Poetry, often sung, includes: narrative epic,
occupational verse, ritual verse, praise poems
to rulers and other prominent people.
Praise singers, bards sometimes known as "
griots", tell their stories with music.

LITERATURE
Chinua Achebe
He was born on November
15,1930 in Nigeria. He
died on March 12, 2013.
He was a novelist, a poet, a
critic, and a professor. He
was best known for his first
novel which is called
Things Fall Apart. It was
written in 1958.

LITERATURE
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Kenyan writer who was born
on January 5, 1938. His works
include plays, novels, short
stories, and essays. He has
written everything from
children's literature to social
criticism. Most of his work is
in English, but some of it is in
Gikuyu

LITERATURE
Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie
was born on September 15, 1977 in
Nigeria. She writes poems, short
stories, and novels. One of her
stories, called That Harmattan
Morning, was chosen as joint
winner of the BCC Short Story
Awards. She also won the O.
Henry prize for a story called The
American Embassy.

LITERATURE
Ayi Kwei Armah
is a notable Ghanaian
writer who was born in
1939. He mainly writes
novels. He has written six
novels, all of which have
been fairly well received.
His most well known work
is called "Fragments."

LITERATURE
Buchi Emecheta
is a Nigerian novelist who
was born on July 21,
1944. She has published
over 20 books. Her most
well-known novels are:
"Second-Class Citizen,"
"The Bride Price," "The
Slave Girl," and "The Joys
of Motherhood."