Geography/Landmark
This country has the world’s largest population of pyramids.
Sudan
This leader was the face of Pan-Africanism, rallying leaders from across the continent to dream of unity. The president of the first African country to gain independence
Kwame Nkrumah
This leader led Guinea to vote for total independence from France in 1958, making it one of the first French colonies to do so.
Ahmed Sékou Touré
This flavorful fish and rice dish is infused with vegetables, spices. It’s known as the national dish of Senegal.
Thieboudienne
Known as the smiling coast of Africa
Gambia
This West African river is shaped like a boomerang and flows through Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
Niger River
This ancient West African emperor traveled to Mecca in 1324 on a pilgrimage so lavish that he caused a gold inflation crisis in Egypt.
Mansa Musa
The first free Black republic in the world was established after a successful slave revolt. Its independence inspired enslaved people everywhere
Haiti
This sweet snack and made of fried dough.(name three countries that make it)
Jamaica
Nigeria
Ghana
This African country holds the record for the largest producer of cocoa.
Ivory Coast
This majestic mountain in East Africa is so famous that Ernest Hemingway wrote a book about it—despite never climbing it.
Mount Kilimanjaro
This brightly patterned fabric, symbolic of West African identity.
Ankara
This European country colonized the Congo, leading to a humanitarian crisis in the late 19th century.
Belgium
This beloved West African dish, made from fermented cassava often served with grilled fish, spicy sauces, or vegetables.
Attieke
This group of Creole languages, spoken across Africa and the African diaspora, reflects centuries of cultural blending(name three out of them)
Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole, Sierra Leone Krio, Cape Verdean Creole
Known as the "City of 333 Saints," this city in Mali became an important center for Islamic learning and trade during the Mali Empire.
Timbuktu
This Nigerian playwright and poet was the first African woman to win the Booker Prize for her novel Half of a Yellow Sun.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This movement, started in the U.S. in the 20th century, emphasized African pride and inspired global civil rights activism.
Pan Africanism
A purple colored drink made across different countries. Name atleast four of the countries on the list
Senegal
Gambia
Jamaica
Ghana
Nigeria
This country, one of the largest producers of shea butter, incorporates it into many traditional skincare and culinary practices.
Ghana
This massive lake, shared by Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, is the largest by area in Africa.
Lake Victoria
Built by the Almohads, this iconic mosque in Marrakesh is a symbol of Moroccan Islamic architecture.
Koutoubia Mosque
This North African country fought a brutal eight-year war against French colonizers, finally gaining independence in 1962.
Algeria
This dish, popular in the American South, combines African, European, and Native American influences and features rice, vegetables, and seafood or meat.
Gumbo
This landlocked country in West Africa is home to the world’s largest mud-brick structure, the Great Mosque of Djenné.
Mali