Music
This modern Nigerian pop music style has artists like Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Tems
Afrobeats
Popular West African rice dish.
Jollof rice
This language is widely spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, and East Africa.
Swahili
Egyptian queen known for her beauty and leadership thousands of years ago.
Africa’s longest river.
Nile
Famous Amapiano singer from South Africa Tyla, is known for her most popular song...
Water
Fried or baked pastry filled with meat or vegetables, popular in East Africa and also found across the continent.
Samosas
This language is spoken in Nigeria and is known for its tonal sounds.
Yoruba
He fought against apartheid and became South Africa’s first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
Africa’s highest mountain, located in Tanzania.
Kilimanjaro
This Nigerian music style, started by Fela Kuti, mixes jazz, funk, and traditional rhythms.
Afrobeats
Spiced rice dish often cooked with beef, chicken, or goat, especially popular in Kenya and Tanzania.
Pilau
This North African language is used in countries like Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria.
Arabic
Nigerian author of Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
The body of water separating Africa from Europe.
Mediterranean Sea
A drum-based musical style from Ghana often played at festivals and celebrations.
Highlife
Nigerian soup made with ground melon seeds, often served with pounded yam or fufu.
Egusi
This language is the official language of Ghana.
English
Ghana’s first president and a leader for African independence.
Kwame Nkrumah
The largest country in Africa by land area.
Algeria
African storytellers and musicians who pass down history.
Griot
Ethiopian and Eritrean spongy flatbread used to scoop up stews.
Injera
This South African language is known for its click sounds and was one of Nelson Mandela’s native languages.
Xhosa
Kenyan environmentalist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work planting trees.
Wangart Maathai
An island country off the east coast of Africa, famous for lemurs.
Madagascar