Africa

Africa Africa, second largest of Earth's seven continents, covering 23 percent of the world's total land area and containing 13 percent of the world's population. Africa straddles the equator and most of its area lies within the tropics. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian Ocean and Red Sea on the east, and the Mediterranean Sea on the north. In the northeastern corner of the continent, Africa is connected with Asia by the Sinai Peninsula.Africa is a land of great diversity. If you were to trek across the continent, you would pass through lush, green forests and wander vast, grassy plains. You would cross barren deserts, climb tall mountains, and ford some of the mightiest rivers on Earth. You would meet diverse people with a wide range of cultures and backgrounds and hear hundreds of different languages. You would pass through small villages where daily life remains largely the same as it has been for hundreds of years, as well as sprawling cities with skyscrapers, modern economies, and a mix of international cultural influences.Zik Zak og Optiker RÃ ¸vik i Thomas Angells gateHis reputation for leadership, personal integrity, and dependability acquired him the title of "Zik of New Africa".Benjamin Nnamdi Axikiwe was born on November 16, 1904 in Zunguru, Northern Nigeria, to Onistsha Ibo parents. Here he learned of the inequalities of Colonialism when his father, Obed-Edom Chukwaemeka Axikiwe, a civilian clerk of a British army regiment was forced to leave his job because of discrimination. When Nnamdi was eight we went to live with his paternal grandparents, where he became fluent in the Ibo and Yoruba languages. He eventually learned English, when he began schooling at a Catholic Missionary School, where he excelled at sports as well as academics. This began a series of school transfers for Nnamdi because of his academic excellence. He attended the Wesleyan Boys High School in Lagos as well as the Hope Waddell Training Institute...