Africa questions

Mponeng, the world's deepest gold mine, is located in Carletonville, South Africa, about 65 kilometers west of Johannesburg. Owned and operated by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, it produces an average of 420,000 ounces of gold per year.

Shaka was one of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu Kingdom.

Haile Selassie I was an Ethiopian regent from 1916 to 1930 and emperor from 1930 to 1974. He is a defining figure in contemporary Ethiopian history.

Lagos is a city in the Nigerian state of Lagos. The city, with its adjoining conurbation, is the most populous in Nigeria and on the African continent. It is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and one of the most populous urban areas. Lagos is a major financial centre in Africa; the megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the continent.

Three largest continents: Asia (44 million km2), Africa (30 million km2), North America (24 million km2)

Malta and parts of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African than European mainland, but politically are generally considered European by convention. Similarly, the island of Socotra is also on the African plate and much closer to Africa, but is politically part of the Asian state of Yemen. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.

The kabosy is a box-shaped wooden guitar commonly played in music of Madagascar. It has four to six strings and is commonly thought to be a direct descendant of the Arabic oud. The kabosy has staggered frets, many of which do not even cross the entire fretboard, and is generally tuned to an open chord. A kabosy-like instrument with standard frets is known as a mandalina or mandoliny. Notable players of the kabosy include Babata and Jean Emilien.

The Himba are indigenous peoples with an estimated population of about 50,000 people living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene Region and on the other side of the Kunene River in Angola.There are also a few groups left of the OvaTwa, who are also OvaHimba, but are hunter-gatherers, but OvaHimba do not like to be associated with OvaTwa. The OvaHimba are considered the last (semi-) nomadic people of Namibia.

Ukerewe is the largest island in Lake Victoria is situated in the Ukerewe District of Tanzania. Ukerewe is known for having a large population of Africans with albinism. Many of the first of them to live there were taken to and abandoned on the island by their families as children. Despite comprising an exceptionally high percentage of the island's population, they are still, as throughout Tanzania, an oppressed minority although on Ukerewe safer than elsewhere in Africa.

Jaunde is capital and the second largest city of Cameroon (2,8 million people). It was created in 1888 by German traders of ivory. It was occupied by Belgium through first world war. In 1922 Jaunde became the capital of the territory of the mandate League of Nations under French administration. After achieving independent in 1960 Jaunde became capital of Cameroon.