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Diverse Africans from different generations speaking indigenous languages in a modern community setting, highlighting Africa's rich linguistic diversity, multilingualism and cultural identity.

African Languages

Why African Languages Matter in the Modern World

Why African languages matter is a question that has become increasingly important in today's interconnected world. Walk through almost any major African city and you may hear several languages before lunch. A conversation at home might happen in one language, a business meeting in another, a classroom lesson in a third, and a television or radio broadcast in yet another. For millions of Africans, switching between languages is simply part […]

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Illustration of Africa's historical journey from early human origins to ancient kingdoms, trade routes and modern African cities.

African History

A Beginner’s Guide to African History

This beginner's guide to African history begins with a simple idea: the story of Africa is far older, broader and more diverse than many people realise. For many readers, African history begins with the transatlantic slave trade or European colonialism. Those events are undeniably important, but they represent only a relatively recent chapter in the story of the world's second-largest continent. Africa's history stretches back millions of years. It is […]

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Modern African travellers and local guides overlooking diverse African landscapes, celebrating the continent's culture, cities, nature and travel experiences.

Discover Africa

Discover Africa: A Traveller’s Guide to the Continent

Discover Africa: A Traveller's Guide to the Continent This Discover Africa travel guide is designed to help you explore one of the world's most diverse continents with confidence and curiosity. Africa is often spoken about as though it were a single destination. In reality, it is a continent of extraordinary scale and diversity—home to 54 internationally recognised countries, thousands of ethnic groups, more than 2,000 languages, and landscapes that range […]

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Modern African living in a contemporary African city as people from different generations connect through work, family, fashion and everyday community life.

African Lifestyle

Modern African Living: How Tradition Shapes Life Today

Modern African living is often misunderstood. For many people outside the continent, the phrase African lifestyle still conjures broad images that are either steeped in tradition or framed through the lens of rapid modernisation. Yet neither tells the full story. Africa is home to 54 recognised sovereign states, thousands of ethnic communities, hundreds of languages and some of the world's fastest-growing cities. Life in Casablanca differs from life in Kigali. […]

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