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AFRICA. The continent that gave birth to all humanity. African people on the continent today make up over 12% of the world's population. Contemporary Africa is comprised of 54 nations and over 1,000 linguistic/cultural groups - more languages than are spoken on any other continent. Of these, about 50 have 500,000 or more speakers. To give an example of the diversity -a large country like Nigeria, with a population of over 127 million has more than 200 ethnic groups, and 4 major linguistic groups: Hausa and Fulani in north, Yoruba in southwest, and Igbo in southeast.

The Sahara desert divides the continent. To the north are Arabic peoples and Berbers, including the Tuaregs. Sub-Saharan Africa is occupied by diverse ethnic groups like the Fulani, Yoruba, Ashanti, Igbo, Kongo, Zulu, Akan, Masai, and Hausa. Nilotic peoples like the Amhara, and Oromo occupy the North Eastern Horn (Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea). There are also islands off the African coast, the largest of which is Madagascar.

Most of the Africans kidnapped and brought to the New World during the era of the slave trade came from Central and West Africa - with the largest group of slaves going to Brazil.

The US census bureau lists 558,000 persons born in Africa currently living in the US, but this figure is low and being debated due to problems with data collection the figure is probably closer to one million.

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Re: Burindi (views: 323)
courtney -- 2/8/2006, 10:35 am
Nederburg Auction Breaks Tradition... (views: 342)
AfriGeneasForum -- 2/5/2006, 8:05 pm
Ethnicity of President Mathieu Kerekou of Benin (views: 497)
Janice D. Laster -- 1/19/2006, 7:34 pm
Re: Ethnicity of President Mathieu Kerekou of Beni (views: 208)
P.F -- 1/20/2006, 8:47 am
Re: Ethnicity of President Mathieu Kerekou of Beni (views: 167)
Janice D. Laster -- 1/20/2006, 3:38 pm
Re: Ethnicity of President Mathieu Kerekou of Beni (views: 175)
P.F -- 1/21/2006, 7:58 am
Quander family of Mt Vernon Va {Link} (views: 572)
P.F -- 1/19/2006, 7:57 am
Any people with Madagascar or Guinea ancestry? (views: 738)
Chad -- 1/18/2006, 4:05 pm
Re: Any people with Madagascar or Guinea ancestry? (views: 336)
Trish -- 2/8/2006, 6:03 pm
Ghana - The Door of Return (views: 1530)
Vicky Daviss Mitchell -- 12/27/2005, 3:01 pm
Re: Ghana - The Door of Return (views: 220)
vkn -- 1/8/2006, 6:23 am
MENDE AND TEMNE People (views: 1353)
cynthia -- 12/18/2005, 12:35 am
Re: MENDE AND TEMNE People (views: 410)
Haji -- 1/9/2006, 1:07 am
Re: MENDE AND TEMNE People (views: 269)
cynthia -- 1/20/2006, 10:22 am
Priscilla of Sierra Leone (views: 301)
P.F -- 12/11/2005, 5:30 pm
"Motherland" - Film Airing on Sundance Channel (views: 552)
Nina Young-Bennett -- 12/6/2005, 8:15 pm
Re: "Motherland" - Film Airing on Sundance Channel (views: 171)
Lawrence Chandler -- 12/12/2005, 11:45 am
Lizzie Howard born Africa 1800 (views: 351)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 9:14 pm
Moses Pope 1803 Africa connection (views: 332)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 9:08 pm
John Peter Perdue Africa connection (views: 316)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 9:02 pm
Abbie Kelly 1793 Africa connected (views: 349)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:38 pm
Nathaniel Ellen 1788 born Africa (views: 295)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:28 pm
Rhina Brown 1778 born Africa (views: 316)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:25 pm
Dick Walker 1794 born Africa (views: 301)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:23 pm
Linna Richards born Africa 1804 (views: 303)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:19 pm
Larkin Weems Africa connected (views: 276)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:16 pm
Lucy Ware Africa Connected (views: 368)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:13 pm
Bob Stubbs 1810 Africa born (views: 303)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:12 pm
Madison Stephens Africa connected (views: 425)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:09 pm
Joseph Haywood Africa born 1810 (views: 312)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:07 pm
Feby Dago born 1780 Africa (views: 1672)
Forum -- 11/25/2005, 8:05 pm
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 453)
toot -- 11/14/2005, 4:17 pm
Froht, Froot, Froth, Liberia (views: 338)
shirley -- 11/9/2005, 12:37 pm
Africian Father (views: 318)
P.F -- 11/7/2005, 11:56 am
Fye Surname (views: 359)
Marion Fye -- 10/27/2005, 1:50 pm
Re: Fye Surname (views: 149)
Uju -- 10/30/2005, 3:18 am
Genographic Project (views: 400)
Debra Diaz -- 10/23/2005, 2:09 pm
Re: Genographic Project (views: 241)
Chad -- 1/18/2006, 3:58 pm
Charles william Mally family (views: 327)
Nana Smith -- 10/2/2005, 9:01 pm
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 478)
Mika Stump -- 9/30/2005, 11:35 pm
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 414)
Uju -- 10/5/2005, 1:25 am
Collection of Slaves for sale (views: 1582)
Vicky Daviss Mitchell -- 9/29/2005, 12:41 pm
Re: Collection of Slaves for sale (views: 639)
Uju -- 10/8/2005, 1:23 pm
Africians View of Africian Americans (views: 429)
P.F -- 9/21/2005, 8:14 am
Re: Africians View of Africian Americans (views: 204)
Uju N. -- 9/24/2005, 8:53 am
Re: DNA TEST REVEALS NIGERIAN CONNECTION (views: 312)
Uju N. -- 9/12/2005, 12:03 am
Massey's in Liberia (views: 347)
LeNora Massey -- 9/8/2005, 10:04 pm
Re: Massey's in Liberia (views: 177)
Uju N. -- 9/12/2005, 12:07 am
Re: DNA TEST REVEALS NIGERIAN CONNECTION (views: 333)
Sam Curtis -- 9/3/2005, 4:13 pm
Magazines on AFRICA (views: 493)
P.F -- 9/3/2005, 3:44 pm
Re: Magazines on AFRICA (views: 160)
David Ognibene -- 9/9/2005, 1:11 am
Boyrereau Brinch aka Jeffrey Brace (Link) (views: 789)
P.F -- 9/2/2005, 2:43 pm
Re: Boyrereau Brinch aka Jeffrey Brace (Link) (views: 259)
P.F -- 9/2/2005, 3:00 pm
Capoeira from Africa to Brazil (Check on link) (views: 465)
P.F -- 8/23/2005, 6:16 pm
Re: Cudjoe K. Lewis (1840's-1935)of Guinea and Ala (views: 601)
sonja jackson -- 8/19/2005, 10:54 pm
Re: Cudjoe K. Lewis (1840's-1935)of Guinea and Ala (views: 342)
P.F. -- 8/20/2005, 7:55 am
Re: Cudjoe K. Lewis (1840's-1935)of Guinea and Ala (views: 278)
Uju N. -- 8/20/2005, 1:00 pm
Re: Cudjoe K. Lewis (1840's-1935)of Guinea and Ala (views: 261)
P.F. -- 8/20/2005, 2:14 pm
BODE OF N'NAGO, BENIN NIGERIA (views: 560)
Katherine Thornton -- 8/17/2005, 9:52 pm
Re: BODE OF N'NAGO, BENIN NIGERIA (views: 301)
Uju N. -- 8/20/2005, 12:56 pm
First Africian Soldier in British Army 1889-1910 (views: 349)
P.F -- 8/11/2005, 10:01 am
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 517)
muataa wefe -- 7/22/2005, 10:51 pm
"Venture Smith" (FAmily name FURRO)OF Guinea & CT (views: 574)
P.F -- 7/13/2005, 8:28 am
Ethiopian Ancestry? (views: 640)
JOSEPH -- 5/6/2005, 4:52 am
Re: DNA RESULTS SHOW BERBER ROOTS (views: 798)
Dawn Taylor -- 6/23/2005, 4:03 am
Mandinka ancestor of Major Delany (views: 386)
P.F -- 6/19/2005, 10:07 am
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 595)
Ayete -- 6/5/2005, 9:28 am
Re: Temne/Mende; Sierra Leone (views: 750)
Ayete -- 6/13/2005, 3:07 pm
Re: Temne/Mende; Sierra Leone (views: 1121)
Ayete -- 7/22/2005, 4:52 am
Re: Temne/Mende; Sierra Leone (views: 420)
muataa wefe -- 7/22/2005, 10:56 pm
ANgola Slaves in 1628 New Jersey (views: 502)
P.F. -- 6/1/2005, 11:02 am
Mali slaves shipwreck survivor in Turks/Caicos Is (views: 677)
P.F. -- 6/1/2005, 8:48 am
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 537)
Lavette Love -- 5/28/2005, 3:22 pm
meaning of mithun (views: 1777)
mithun deshmukh -- 5/24/2005, 5:48 am
Louis Asa-Asa of country of "Bycla" narrative (views: 658)
P.F. -- 5/20/2005, 8:31 am
Re: Louis Asa-Asa (better link?) (views: 241)
P.F. -- 5/20/2005, 8:59 am
Re: Louis Asa-Asa (better link?) (views: 256)
P.F. -- 5/20/2005, 9:01 am
Richardson's (views: 392)
Deidre Richardson -- 4/24/2005, 6:22 pm
Online African Newspaper (views: 742)
Vicky Daviss Mitchell -- 4/13/2005, 6:34 pm
Re: Online African Newspaper (views: 236)
vkn -- 4/17/2005, 1:32 pm
Africa: Kenya: Newpaper: Online (views: 1794)
Maina -- 4/22/2005, 3:39 pm
Re: Online African Newspaper (views: 270)
Uju -- 5/3/2005, 4:51 am
Re: Mende, Temne, Kru ancestry (views: 711)
Joe White -- 4/8/2005, 8:16 pm
Touring Senegal & The Gambia (views: 486)
vkn -- 4/5/2005, 7:11 am
Giyose or Giose (views: 383)
Yvette -- 4/2/2005, 9:30 pm
Discovering Africa (views: 703)
vkn -- 3/17/2005, 4:39 am
Re: Discovering Africa (views: 369)
Alice West Ferguson -- 3/17/2005, 4:51 am
Re: ZORMELO FAMILY (views: 327)
Elorm Zormelo -- 3/8/2005, 3:07 pm
Re: ZORMELO FAMILY (views: 307)
vkn -- 3/17/2005, 4:43 am
Re: ZORMELO FAMILY (views: 290)
ELORM ZORMELO -- 7/25/2005, 3:58 pm
Re: ZORMELO FAMILY (views: 263)
AfriGeneas -- 7/26/2005, 3:08 pm
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