Food
This "national dish" of South Africa consists of spiced minced meat baked with a savory egg-based topping.
What is Bobotie?
This South African artist became the first-ever winner of the "Best African Music Performance" Grammy in 2024.
Who is Tyla?
This 12th-century Ethiopian site features 11 medieval monolithic churches carved entirely out of rock.
What is Lalibela?
This 92-year-old leader of Cameroon extended his 43-year rule by winning the 2025 election.
Who is Paul Biya?
This Moroccan footballer led his team to a world-record 18-match winning streak ending in 2025.
Who is Achraf Hakimi?
This "Cradle of Humankind" in South Africa is home to nearly half of the world's hominid fossils.
What is Sterkfontein Caves?
This Central African dish, a staple in Gabon and DRC, is made from pounded cassava leaves and palm oil.
What is Saka Saka (or Pondu)?
This 2025 Burna Boy album became the first by an African artist to debut at #1 in over 10 European countries.
What is No Sign of Weakness?
These unique "beehive" stone tombs in Oman and the UAE share a name with this ancient Sudanese civilization.
What is Kush (or Nubia)
In 2025, this country's "Gen-Z" protests over a Finance Bill led to a historic withdrawal of proposed taxes.
What is Kenya?
This Nigerian chess master set a 60-hour world record for the longest chess marathon in Times Square in 2024.
Who is Tunde Onakoya?
This ultra-arid desert in Namibia is considered the oldest in the world, dating back 55 million years.
What is The Namib Desert?
In 2025, a world record was set for the largest pot of this West African rice dish, weighing over 4,000 kg.
What is Jollof Rice?
This Tanzanian multi-instrumentalist became a breakout star in 2025, winning "African Revelation of the Year."
Who is Abigail Chams?
This West African empire's "Great Enclosure" is the largest ancient structure in sub-Saharan Africa.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
In 2026, this veteran leader of Uganda is seeking to extend his presidency into a fifth decade.
Who is Yoweri Museveni?
This Ethiopian runner holds the women’s world record for the marathon, set at 2:11:53 in late 2023.
Who is Tigst Assefa?
This deepest river in the world (reaching 220m) is the only major river to cross the Equator twice.
What is The Congo River?
This "Songbird of Wassoulou" uses her music to critique polygamy and the low status of women in Mali.
What is Oumou Sangaré?
This Malagasy artist won "Best Female Artiste in Southern Africa" at the 2025 AFRIMA awards.
Who is Denise?
This 1963 agreement in Addis Ababa established the Organization of African Unity, the precursor to the AU.
What is The OAU Charter?
In 2025, this regional bloc faced a crisis when Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced their withdrawal.
What is ECOWAS?
This African country is the world's largest producer of Cashew nuts as of the 2025 harvest season.
What is Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)?
This African "Great Lake" is the longest freshwater lake in the world, shared by four countries.
What is Lake Tanganyika?
This spicy, clarified butter is an essential foundation for the deep flavors of Ethiopian Doro Wat.
What is Niter Kibbeh?
This 2025 animated series, featuring a Nigerian superhero, won Yemi Alade an award for its soundtrack.
What is Iyanu: The Animated Series?
This 4,000-year-old stone cemetery was recently discovered in 2025 on the Tangier Peninsula.
What is The Cist Burials?
In 2026, this country is set to hold its first general election since the 2021 conflict in the Tigray region.
What is Ethiopia?
This 2026 rail project will be the first "Bullet Train" in Africa, connecting Pretoria to Polokwane.
What is The Gauteng Rapid Rail Expansion?
This mountain range, the "Mountains of the Moon," sits on the border of Uganda and the DRC.
What is The Rwenzori Mountains?
This Senegalese "supergrain" is being touted as a climate-resilient alternative to wheat and rice.
What is Fonio?
This 2025 film by a Senegalese director became the first African film to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
What is Mati Diop?
This 19th-century Queen of the Asante led a famous rebellion against British colonialism in modern-day Ghana.
Who is Yaa Asantewaa?
On February 14, 2026, during the 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, this Burundian President officially took over as the new Chairperson of the African Union
Who is Évariste Ndayishimiye?
As of 2026, this North African nation holds the world record for the largest "Green Wind" hydrogen plant, a $10 billion project in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region designed to export clean energy to Europe.
What is Morocco?
This depression in Ethiopia is one of the hottest and lowest points on Earth, often called the "Gateway to Hell."
What is The Danakil Depression?