Title: Countries of the World: Kenya Author: Victoria Derr Publishing Company: Gareth Stevens, Inc. Number of Pages: 96 Reading Level: Junior High School Original Publishing Date: 1999 Summary: This is a textbook meant for junior high school students. It covers…
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African Proverbs on Love
The proverb “Love is Blind” is attributed to many sources including Africa. Here are many more interesting and thought provoking African proverbs about love. The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love. ~Moroccan Proverb True love means what’s mine…
December Holidays in Africa
First Friday National Farmers’ Day Celebrated in: Ghana December 1 Pioneers’ Day Celebrated in: Angola December 1 Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic A national holiday celebrating independence achieved on August 13, 1960. The country was formerly known as…
November Holidays in Africa
November 1 All Saints Day Celebrated in: Angola, Burundi, Chad, The Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo November 1 Revolution Day Commemorates the first well coordinated attacks on Nov 1, 1954, begun by the National…