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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.3 billion people as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita, in part due to geographic impediments, legacies of European colonization in Africa and the Cold War, predatory/neo-colonialistic activities by Western nations and China, and undemocratic rule and deleterious policies. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context.
The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos.
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63 collections
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National Museums of KenyaKenya
Johannesburg Art GallerySouth Africa
African Artists' FoundationNigeria
University of Pretoria MuseumsSouth Africa
Mohamed Amin FoundationKenya
The Centenary ProjectNigeria
African.PicturesSouth Africa
Tour NigeriaNigeria
Kenya National ArchivesKenya
RAWI PublishingEgypt
Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic UniversityNigeria
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Kenya
The Nelson Mandela FoundationSouth Africa
South African TourismSouth Africa
Design IndabaSouth Africa
Iziko Museums of South AfricaSouth Africa
Terra KultureNigeria
Phansi MuseumSouth Africa
The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning TechnologiesEgypt
Adunni Olorisha Trust / Adunni Osun FoundationNigeria
African Heritage HouseKenya
Rwanda Cultural Heritage AcademyRwanda
Book Buzz FoundationNigeria
Rele Arts FoundationNigeria
Nubuke FoundationGhana
Steve Biko FoundationSouth Africa
Lagos Fashion WeekNigeria
NawayaEgypt
Origins CentreSouth Africa
HomecomingNigeria
African Leadership AcademySouth Africa
Zamani ProjectSouth Africa
Sierra Leone National MuseumSierra Leone
Robben Island MuseumSouth Africa
Timbuktu RenaissanceMali
Eastern African Museum of Art Nairobi (EAMAN)Kenya
Social FabricSouth Africa
Photography Legacy ProjectSouth Africa
South African History Archive (SAHA)South Africa
Pambili MediaSouth Africa
Norval FoundationSouth Africa
Fondation Jardin Ethnobotanique KivuCongo - Kinshasa
Baz-Art - Street Art PlatformSouth Africa
GoDown Arts CentreKenya
CarakanaKenya
Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa FoundationGhana
Nafasi Art SpaceTanzania
Maboneng PrecinctSouth Africa
Mcensal School of Fashion and DesignKenya
Doxandem SquadSenegal
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ThemeTaste of EgyptFrom pharaoh foods to contemporary cuisine, get a taste of Egypt's food
culture
ThemeHeritage on the EdgeDiscover how people around the world are using technology to protect their
cultural sites against climate change
ThemeAncient Egypt: Mummies and MysteriesCrack the hieroglyphic code, explore the pyramids, and meet the mummies
ThemeMaasaiA glimpse into their traditions and livelihoods.
ThemeNelson Mandela: 32 Years of FreedomCelebrating Madiba's return
ThemeThe Afrofuture is NowImagining new Black worlds, from astral jazz to Black Panther
ThemeMade in The Canary IslandsCanary Islands, Spain, Made in The Canary Islands
ThemeHeritage On the Edge: Osun OsogboExplore one of Nigeria’s last forest sanctuaries of art and spirituality
ThemeColours of AfricaA kaleidoscope of 60 artists from across the continent curated by Design
Indaba
ThemeI Am Because You AreA celebration of South African creativity, community, and craft
8 stories
StoryAfricaObservatory of the Portuguese Language
StoryFemale Representation in Contemporary African ArtAfrican Artists' Foundation
StoryAdventures in AfricaBob Marley: Legend
StoryStep Inside the Afrofuturist World of Osborne MachariaAfrican Artists' Foundation
StoryMalawi: Warm Heart of AfricaImago Mundi
StoryDjenne: One of the Oldest Cities in AfricaInstruments for Africa
Story21 Ways to Celebrate Africa Day
StoryDavido Says "Come to Africa! Eat the Food!"
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