query: what are the names of all the countries in africa?

title: Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa

text: Siddiqis in the Horn of Africa Siddiqi () is a Muslim family name, found in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Sheikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqis to signify noble Arab heritage. According to tradition, people having surname "Siddiqi" are offspring of Abu Bakr Siddique (), the first Khalifa (Caliph) and an early companion and friend of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. People claiming Siddiqi descent can be found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia. However, representatives in these countries are not referred to as Siddiqi, but are instead known by various local names.

title: Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries

text: Tanzania and Nepal are not included in this list. Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries This is a list of when the first color television broadcasts were transmitted to the general public. Non-public field tests and closed-circuit demonstrations are not included. Countries and territories which never had black and white television (i.e. the first broadcasts were in color), such as Zanzibar, Brunei, Botswana, Laos, South Africa, Grenada, Namibia, Macau, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Saint Lucia, Palau, Bhutan, Vanuatu, Faroe Islands, Malawi, Antigua and Barbuda, The Gambia, Tonga, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Liechtenstein, San Marino,

title: Boxing at the 2003 All-Africa Games

text: Olympics. Two more qualification tournaments followed afterwards on the African continent: in Casablanca, Morocco (January 15 to January 22, 2004) and in Gaborone, Botswana (March 15 to March 22, 2004). Boxing at the 2003 All-Africa Games Boxing at the 8th All Africa Games was held in Abuja, Nigeria from October 4-13, 2003. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic tournament. A total number of 182 fighters from 27 countries did participate in Abuja, Nigeria, with the host country (four gold, three silver,

title: South Africa at the 2015 All-Africa Games

text: South Africa at the 2015 All-Africa Games A team of more than 150 athletes will fly the flag for South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo in September. South African athletes will compete in a total of 15 different sports against their continental counterparts at the Games which run from 4–19 September while there is also representation by para-athletes in the power-lifting and athletics codes. South African athletes are to participate in: athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, judo, karate, swimming, table tennis, volleyball (beach), wrestling. In the swimming code Olympic gold medallist

text: Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries This is a list of when the first color television broadcasts were transmitted to the general public. Non-public field tests and closed-circuit demonstrations are not included. Countries and territories which never had black and white television (i.e. the first broadcasts were in color), such as Zanzibar, Brunei, Botswana, Laos, South Africa, Grenada, Namibia, Macau, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Saint Lucia, Palau, Bhutan, Vanuatu, Faroe Islands, Malawi, Antigua and Barbuda, The Gambia, Tonga, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Liechtenstein, San Marino, Somalia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Dominica,

title: Tourism in Africa

text: steady and consistent income from tourism. Countries like Algeria and Burundi are countries that have little to no economic benefit from tourism, but would like to see it expand. The successful countries in tourism are thriving due to a variety of factors. Countries like Morocco and Tunisia benefit from their beautiful beaches and their relative proximity to Europe. Tourism in Egypt is based on the rich history of Ancient Egypt, pyramids and artifacts. South Africa and Kenya benefit from wild safari expeditions, attracting tourists to see the wildlife of Africa. All of the data presented here is from the World

title: Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries

text: Flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries The flag of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (or "flag of the CPLP") represents the intergovernmental organization for friendship among Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) nations where Portuguese is an official language. The Portuguese language countries are home to more than 223 million people located across the globe. The CPLP nations cover a combined area of about . The CPLP was formed in 1996 with seven countries: Portugal, Brazil, a former colony in South America, and five former colonies in Africa—Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe. East Timor joined the

title: Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

text: qualified. The tournament was held in Dar El Salam, Tanzania. The teams Botswana, Burundi, Madagascar, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew. "Tanzania qualified. The following countries have qualified for the final tournament: Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1973 All-Africa Games. Algeria qualified by default. Libya, Morocco and Tunisia withdrew. The tournament was held in Dakar, Senegal. The tournament was also the second edition of the Tournoi de la Zone II. "Guinea qualified." The tournament was held in Ghana. "Ghana qualified." The tournament was held in an away/home format. Togo

title: Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

text: Egypt. Ethiopia and Kenya withdrew. "Egypt qualified." The tournament was held in Curepipe, Mauritius. Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zambia withdrew. "Malawi qualified." The following countries have qualified for the final tournament: Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1978 All-Africa Games. Morocco withdrew. "Libya qualified by taking place Tunisia after it withdrew later. In addition, Algeria qualified as hosts." The tournament was held in Bamako, Mali. Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal withdrew. "Mali qualified." The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Liberia and Sierra Leone withdrew. "Ghana qualified."

title: Sport in Africa

text: and African Development Trophy contains the teams in the second level. Only the South Africa rugby team compete in the intercontinental tournament, The Rugby Championship. Handball and volleyball are popular especially in North Africa, Other team sports like water polo, roller hockey, and field hockey, are also popular in some Eastern and South African countries. Individual sports are also very important. Africa has a major multisports competition called All-Africa Games that started in 1965 held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. Athletics is one of the major single competitions in Africa. The discipline has been part of the African Games

title: Football at the 1965 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

text: Rwanda and Zambia withdrew. "Madagascar qualified." The following countries have qualified for the final tournament: Football at the 1965 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1965 All-Africa Games. "Algeria qualified; Libya and Morocco withdrew the qualification." "Mali qualified." The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Ghana was represented by the U-23 team. "Ivory Coast qualified." The tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria. 3-2-1 points system was taken. "Togo qualified." The tournament was held in Léopoldville, Congo Léopoldville. "Congo Léopoldville qualified; in addition, Congo qualified as hosts." The tournament was held in Kampala,

text: Chad le Clos will be joined by fellow gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh who won two silver medals at the recent FINA world championships in Russia. Chief Physiotherapist – Sandhya Silal, Fikile Phasha, Greshne Van Wyk, Sarah Jane Fergusen, Danielle Munezero, Ashleigh Hansen, Venter, Given Baloyi, Avirlash Lukhan, Siyabonga Kunene, Sergant Motha and Hugh Everson, Ugendrie Govender South Africa at the 2015 All-Africa Games A team of more than 150 athletes will fly the flag for South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo in September. South African athletes will compete in a total

title: Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries

text: to turn right. Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries This is a comparison of road signs in countries that speak majorly English, including major ones where it is an official language and widely understood (and as a lingua franca). Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are all SADC members who drive on the left and use the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, and thus have identical road signs. Mandatory signs indicating an obligation to turn left do exist, but are not included in the list below since they are functionally mirror versions of signs

text: Comparison of traffic signs in English-speaking countries This is a comparison of road signs in countries that speak majorly English, including major ones where it is an official language and widely understood (and as a lingua franca). Botswana, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are all SADC members who drive on the left and use the SADC Road Traffic Signs Manual, and thus have identical road signs. Mandatory signs indicating an obligation to turn left do exist, but are not included in the list below since they are functionally mirror versions of signs indicating an obligation

title: Genetically modified food in Africa

text: all of us can continue to produce non-GM foods." Genetically modified food in Africa Genetically modified (GM) crops have been commercially cultivated in four African countries; South Africa, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Sudan. Beginning in 1998, South Africa is the major grower of GM crops, with Burkina Faso and Egypt starting in 2008. Sudan grew GM cotton in 2012. Other countries, with the aid of international governments and foundation, are conducting trials and research on crops important for Africa. Crops under research for use in Africa include cotton, maize, cassava, cowpea, sorgum, potato, banana, sweet potato, sugar cane, coconut, squash

title: Coronations in Africa

text: Coronations in Africa Coronations in Africa are held, or have been held, in or amongst the following countries, regions and peoples: The Asantehene, the ruler of the Ashanti of Ghana begins his reign by being raised and lowered over the Golden Stool (sika 'dwa), which is believed to embody the very soul of the Ashanti people, without touching it. The Golden Stool is the most sacred ritual object in Ashanti culture and only the Asantehene is allowed to touch it. The Central African Empire was a short-lived monarchical regime established in 1976 in what was then the Central African Republic,

title: Official names of South Africa

text: which are from the Khoi-San family, but receive no official status; however, some groups within South Africa are attempting to promote their use and revival. The official names are: And one former name: South Africa's country code, "ZA", is an abbreviation of this former official name, "Zuid-Afrika". Official names of South Africa There are eleven official names of South Africa, one in each of its eleven official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English, Afrikaans, the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and Swazi), as well as the Sotho languages, which include Tswana, Sotho and Northern

title: All the Names

text: All the Names All the Names () is a novel by Portuguese author José Saramago. It was written in 1997 and translated to English in 1999 by Margaret Jull Costa winning the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. The main setting of the novel is the Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths of some ambiguous and unnamed city. This municipal archive holds the record cards for all residents of the city stretching back endlessly into the past. The protagonist is named Senhor José; the only character to be given a proper name (all of the others are referred to simply by some

title: Terminology of the Low Countries

text: Terminology of the Low Countries The Low Countries is the coastal Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region in Western Europe whose definition usually includes the modern countries of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Both Belgium and the Netherlands derived their names from earlier names for the region, due to "nether" meaning "low" and "Belgica" being the Latinized name for all the Low Countries, a nomenclature that went obsolete after Belgium's secession in 1830. The Low Countries—and the Netherlands and Belgium—had in their history exceptionally many and widely varying names, resulting in equally varying names in different languages. There is diversity even within languages:

title: Official names of South Africa

text: Official names of South Africa There are eleven official names of South Africa, one in each of its eleven official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English, Afrikaans, the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, and Swazi), as well as the Sotho languages, which include Tswana, Sotho and Northern Sotho. The remaining two languages are Venda and Tsonga. There are smaller but still significant groups of speakers of Khoi-San languages which are not official languages, but are one of the eight unofficially recognised languages. There are even smaller groups of speakers of endangered languages, many of

title: South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games

text: and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) are struggling to secure the names of the men’s football team. SASCOC received the final list of 18 players, however were told on 17 August 2011 that in a meeting between the CEOs of SAFA and the PSL, SAFA were given the indication that the PSL clubs refused to release their players. Five triathletes make the trip, among them Wian Sullwald, who was in the South African team that did duty at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore last year. South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games A team of more than 200 athletes will fly

title: Man Gave Names to All the Animals

text: Man Gave Names to All the Animals "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" is a song written by Bob Dylan that appeared on Dylan's 1979 album "Slow Train Coming" and was also released as a single in some European countries. It was also released as a promo single in US. The single became a chart hit in France and Belgium. However, the song also has detractors who consider it the worst song Dylan ever wrote. A 2013 reader's poll conducted by "Rolling Stone" ranked "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" the 4th worst Bob Dylan song, behind the

title: All the Names

text: unknown. Indeed, this is a recurring theme in Saramago's works. Another theme is the absurdity of human action. As Saramago puts it: All the Names All the Names () is a novel by Portuguese author José Saramago. It was written in 1997 and translated to English in 1999 by Margaret Jull Costa winning the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. The main setting of the novel is the Central Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths of some ambiguous and unnamed city. This municipal archive holds the record cards for all residents of the city stretching back endlessly into the past. The protagonist is

title: Terminology of the Low Countries

text: years. In general, the names for the language, for the region, and for the countries within the region, and the adjective forms can all be arranged in five main groups according to their origin: it is a reference to a non-Latin, Germanic language—"þiudisk"—("Dietsc", "Dutch", "Nederduits"), whose speakers are ancestral to local Germanic tribes (Belgae, Batavi, Frisii); these tribes dissolved into confederations (Franconian, Frisian) which consolidated into local, economic powerful polities (Flanders, Brabant, Holland) in the low-lying, down river land at the North Sea (Germania Inferior, Lower Lorraine, Low Countries, Netherlands). The historic Low Countries made up much of Frisia, home

title: What Are The Theosophists?

text: often attracted all sorts of neurotics, hysterics and even madmen: "All organisations which depend on enthusiasm and opposition to conventional opinion suffer from this problem to some degree; Theosophy appears to have been especially prone to it. The permanent residents at Adyar during the 1880s and '90s were typical. A quarrelsome collection of minor English aristocrats, rich American widows, German professors, Indian mystics and hangerson of every description, they were all eager to have their say, especially during Olcott's prolonged absences, and all ready to quarrel with one another." What Are The Theosophists? "What Are The Theosophists?" is an editorial

title: Man Gave Names to All the Animals

text: contrast to the more fundamentalist tone of the songs Dylan wrote during this period. Man Gave Names to All the Animals "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" is a song written by Bob Dylan that appeared on Dylan's 1979 album "Slow Train Coming" and was also released as a single in some European countries. It was also released as a promo single in US. The single became a chart hit in France and Belgium. However, the song also has detractors who consider it the worst song Dylan ever wrote. A 2013 reader's poll conducted by "Rolling Stone" ranked "Man

title: All Africa Conference of Churches

text: Africa (8 countries) and Western Africa (10 countries). This division ensures that every region is adequately represented in AACC’s decision making bodies. It also enables the AACC to have a better understanding of specific social economic and political issues facing the regions and thus be able to serve them better. All Africa Conference of Churches All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC, or CETA) is an ecumenical fellowship that represents more than 120 million African Christians in 173 national churches and regional Christian councils. AACC's head office is in Nairobi, Kenya, and there is a regional office in Lomé, Togo. Its

title: Memory of the World Register – Africa

text: science and music, copies of landmark motion pictures and short films, and accounts documenting changes in the world’s political, economic and social stage. Of these, 12 properties were nominated by countries from the region of Africa. A. Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme. Memory of the World Register – Africa The first inscriptions on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register were made in 1997. By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage—manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings—the program aims to tap on its

title: Terminology of the Low Countries

text: Nederduits Hervormde Kerk in Nederland" changed in the 19th century its name in "Nederlands Hervormde Kerk", however in South Africa, offshoots of this church kept their old name in the Dutch-related Afrikaans. Thus the "Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika" is translated in English as "Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NHK)" and the "Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk" as "Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)". Place names with "low(er)" or "neder", "lage", "nieder", "nether", "nedre", "bas" and "inferior" are used everywhere in Europe. They are often used as a place deixis, opposed to either an upstream or higher ground that consecutively

title: Names of the Aromanians

text: refer to the Aromanians (mainly in the Slavic countries such as Serbia and Bulgaria is "tsintsar" (цинцар) and in Hungary "cincár") derived from the way the Aromanians pronounce and as and . However, there is also a theory that says that the term is derived from the way the Aromanians say the word 'five': "tsintsi", from the fifth Roman legion which settled in Balkans at the end of their service. In Albanian they are known as "xinxarë" . Names of the Aromanians There are several names of the Aromanians used throughout the Balkans, both autonyms (like "armân") and exonyms (like

title: Names of the Basque Country (in Spanish)

text: other languages (first of all Basque, though also Latin) are acknowledged if in circulation also in Spanish. The list contains indisputably proper names (e.g. "Provincias Vascongadas"), names with unclear or varying usage (e.g. "Provincias Exentas" or "provincias exentas") and names which have never acquired the status of a proper name, though they might have been intended to (e.g. "provincias hermanas"). Names differing only in terms of orthography are grouped under one heading. Non-Spanish names which barely made it to the Spanish cultural discourse (e.g. "Hirurak bat", "Zazpiak Bat", ) are not listed. A term sometimes used in official and semi-official

title: Athletics at the 1973 All-Africa Games

text: won medals under new names. Only one athlete defended his title from the 1965 Games, namely Malian discus thrower Namakoro Niaré. Four track and field athletes, two male and two female, won more than one event: Several women's events was added. These were 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, discus throw, shot put and 4 × 400 metres relay. Athletics at the 1973 All-Africa Games The second All-Africa Games were held in Lagos, Nigeria in January 1973. Ten new events were added, three for the men, 10,000 metres, marathon and hammer throw and seven for the women, 200

title: Boxing at the 2003 All-Africa Games

text: Boxing at the 2003 All-Africa Games Boxing at the 8th All Africa Games was held in Abuja, Nigeria from October 4-13, 2003. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The number one and two earned a ticket for the Olympic tournament. A total number of 182 fighters from 27 countries did participate in Abuja, Nigeria, with the host country (four gold, three silver, no bronze) as the overall-winner before Egypt (three gold, two silver, two bronze) and Algeria (two gold, one silver, four bronze). All the finalists got quotes for the 2004 Summer

title: Humanitarianism in Africa

text: to pass judgment on the other culture. These judgments are often negative and detrimental. Critics of foreign humanitarian efforts in Africa argue that Western society’s obsession with “saving” Africa bear traces of ethnocentrism. Western ethnocentric perception of Africa results in it being viewed as less civilized and developed. Thus, these views perpetuate Africa’s appearance as a continent composed of inferior countries. As a result, the continent Africa is painted as helpless without foreign intervention. Names of organizations, which call for Westerners to “save the children,” reflect this notion While Western efforts have good intentions, critics argue that movements paint Africa

title: Sport in Africa

text: Sport in Africa Association football (also known as soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all African countries, and in 2010 South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup. Some African nations, like Kenya and Ethiopia, are very dominant at long distance running, whilst north African countries such Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia are dominant in handball, and countries such as Zimbabwe. Rugby and golf are reasonably popular in a few African countries, though rugby is very popular in South Africa. African lack of success in international sports is due to lack of infrastructure. Basketball

title: Sport in Africa

text: Nations, CAF Champions League, African Championships in Athletics, African Rally Championship and Sunshine Tour. Sport in Africa Association football (also known as soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all African countries, and in 2010 South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup. Some African nations, like Kenya and Ethiopia, are very dominant at long distance running, whilst north African countries such Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia are dominant in handball, and countries such as Zimbabwe. Rugby and golf are reasonably popular in a few African countries, though rugby is very popular in South Africa.

title: What Are The Theosophists?

text: All, and Nothing; ubiquitous yet one; the Essence filling, binding, bounding, containing everything; contained in all." Blavatsky believes that "the very fact of a man's joining it proves that he is in search of the final truth as to the ultimate essence of things" and that the very character of the idea of the Theosophical Society consists in the "free and fearless investigation." Kalnitsky and Shabanova have quoted the article as follows: "It will, we think, be seen now, that whether classed as Theists, Pantheists or Atheists, such men are near kinsmen to the rest. Be what he may, once

text: South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games A team of more than 200 athletes will fly the flag for South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique in September. South African athletes will compete in a total of 18 different sports against their continental counterparts at the Games which run from 3–18 September while there is also representation by para-athletes in the aquatics and athletics codes. South African athletes are to participate in: aquatics, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, chess, cycling, football, judo, karate, robbery, sailing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball and beach volleyball. In the swimming

title: All the Names

text: neglects his duties as a civil servant and risks his career to pursue a woman he knows basically nothing about. One of the main themes in "All the Names", shown through Senhor José's journey in piecing together the life of the unknown woman and the effects she had on other people/things, as well as the registry's conclusion that the living and dead's files should be put together as one, is that in order to be properly looked at, the human condition must include the lives of the living and the dead, the remembered and the forgotten, and the known and

title: 1978 All-Africa Games

text: 1978 All-Africa Games The 3rd All-Africa Games – Algiers 1978 was a multi-sport event played from July 13, 1978, to July 28, 1978, in Algiers, Algeria. 45 countries from 49 independent African countries participated in twelve sports. At the closing ceremonies the torch was passed to Nairobi, Kenya to begin preparations for the IVth All-Africa Games in 1987. The opening ceremony officially began on July 13, 1978. It was organized by Mohamed Zerguini, president of the Algerian Olympic Committee and member of the International Olympic Committee. It was attended by Lord Killanin (president of the International Olympic Committee), Mohamed Mzali

title: Renaissance in the Low Countries

text: scientists' lives show how the Renaissance scientist is not afraid of challenging what has been taken for granted for centuries, and how this leads to problems with the all-powerful catholic church. Though the invention of the printing press by Laurens Janszoon Coster in the 1430s appears to be a romantic notion, the Low Countries had an early start in printing. By 1470 a printing press was in use in Utrecht, where the first dated extant book was printed in 1473, while the first book in the Dutch language was the 1477 Delft Bible. By 1481 the Low Countries had printing

title: Names given to the Spanish language

text: transformed in each nation through daily usage, with "castellano" as the basis for all variants. Names given to the Spanish language There are two names given in Spanish to the Spanish language: español ("Spanish") and castellano ("Castilian"). Spanish speakers from different countries or backgrounds can show a preference for one term or the other, or use them indiscriminately, but political issues or common usage might lead speakers to prefer one term over the other. This article identifies the differences between those terms, the countries or backgrounds that show a preference for one or the other, and the implications the choice

title: Names of God in Islam

text: 59. Mystic philosopher Ibn Arabi surmised that the 99 names are "outward signs of the universe's inner mysteries". There is no universal agreement among Muslims as to what exactly counts as a name of God, and what does not. Additionally, while some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, there are some names which appear in both. Different sources give different lists of the 99 names. The following list is based on the one found in the "Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi" (9th century). Other hadith, such as those of al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi

title: Mythology in the Low Countries

text: the trees were filled with good spirits, and kept the land firm otherwise it would melt or disappear under water and floods. Eyck names: The popular Dutch names, "Eyck" and "Van Eyck", mean "oak" and "of the oak", respectively. Oak trees were venerated in Druidic religion and mythology. Many other place names in Netherlands have ancient mythological meanings, some named after Pre-Christian deities or reflecting other myths of the ancient people: Mythology in the Low Countries The mythology of the modern-day Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg has its roots in the mythologies of pre-Christian (e.g. Gaulish (Gallo-Roman) and Germanic) cultures, predating

title: What Are The Theosophists?

text: What Are The Theosophists? "What Are The Theosophists?" is an editorial published in October 1879 in the theosophical magazine "The Theosophist." It was compiled by Helena Blavatsky and it was included the 2nd volume of the "Blavatsky Collected Writings." Arnold Kalnitsky wrote in his thesis that in this article "we find a rather expansive statement of... [Blavatsky's] thoughts at that moment about the status of the movement, the Theosophical Society, its objectives, and the issues it was confronting." He wrote that the article begins with a question whether the Theosophists "are they what they claim to be": researchers of the

title: Names of the Levant

text: This is on account of the sea's intermediary position between the continents of Africa and Europe. In different languages: The "Holy Land" is a term used in Abrahamic tradition to refer to sacred sites of the Levant — such as Shiloh, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth — but is also often used to refer to the Levant (and historical Canaan) as a whole. A related term is "Promised Land". Names of the Levant Over recorded history, there have been many names of the Levant, a large area in the Middle East, or its constituent parts. These names have applied to a

title: Names of the Berber people

text: medieval Arab, ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian geographers, respectively, were the ancestors of the Somalis. "Barbara", an ancient region on the northern coast of Somalia was referred to as Bilad al-Barbar ("Land of the Berbers"). The modern self-designation "Imazighen" (singular "Amazigh") apparently derives from the name of the "Mazikes" mentioned in Byzantine sources. The Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines mentioned various tribes with similar names living in Greater Libya (North Africa) in the areas where Berbers were later found. Later tribal names differ from the classical sources, but are probably still related to the modern "Amazigh". The Meshwesh tribe among

title: Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain

text: British pilots. The numbers differ slightly from the participants whose names are engraved on the Battle of Britain Monument in London, unveiled on 18 September 2005. All pilots, regardless of nationality, who flew with British units during the Battle are known collectively, after a phrase coined by Winston Churchill, as "The Few". Prior to the outbreak of war, in view of the worsening European situation, the RAF had embarked on a series of expansion plans. These included Short-Service Commissions for pilots from the air forces of other British Commonwealth countries, namely Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia.

title: History of the Jews in South Africa

text: with a pool, and developed around a country club. Most African states broke ties after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and Israel began to view the similarly isolated South Africa cordially. Ethan A. Nadelmann claimed that the relationship developed due to the fact that many African countries broke diplomatic ties with Israel during the 1970s following the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, causing Israel to deepen relations with other isolated countries. By the mid-1970s, Israel's relations with South Africa were warm. In 1975, the Israel–South Africa Agreement was signed, and increasing economic cooperation between Israel and South Africa was

title: All Africa Conference of Churches

text: process of reconfiguring ecumenical relationships and cooperation in the continent, by integrating the churches, national councils, sub-regional fellowships and the continental body itself into a coherent network. AACC has celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Jubilee Assembly held from 3 to 9 June 2013, also in Kampala. AACC has 173 members in 40 African countries. The membership comprises Churches, National Christian Councils, Theological and Lay Training Institutions, and other Christian organisations. For operational and administrative reasons AACC has divided the continent into five sub-regions: Northern Africa (5 countries), Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean (7 countries), Southern Africa (10 countries), Central

title: Mythology in the Low Countries

text: Roman Empire, and Continental Germanic mythology. Pre-Christian traditions of veneration of trees (particularly the oak, see Donar's oak), springs and woods native to the Low Countries survived in Christianized guise into the Middle Ages. Sources for the reconstruction of pre-Christian traditions include the accounts of the Anglo-Saxon missionaries to the region, medieval and modern folklore and legend, and local toponymy. From ancient regional mythology, most names of ancient gods and goddesses in this region come from local tribal lore, particularly in the North. Many of the deities are the same as eastern Germanic Deities: "Wodan" is Dutch for Odin, the

title: Names of the Valencian Community

text: (""country" is the singular of "countries", hence we are talking about a Valencian Country within the Catalan Countries"). Nowadays, the term is still used, mostly in academia, encyclopedias in Catalan (and occasionally in Spanish) in the names of streets, plazas and avenues, by some political parties (e.g. the United Left of the Valencian Country), labor unions (UGT-PV, CCOO-PV, etc.), and some nationalist-leaning media. The term may be even preferred to "Valencian Community" in some comarques, even though it is not the official denomination. The "Partit Socialista del País Valencià", which is the local branch of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party,

title: What Are Words (album)

text: What Are Words (album) What Are Words is the debut album of the American singer Chris Medina. The album was released by Sony Music contains 11 pop-rock songs, some of them sensitive ballads, others more energetic and rocking. Album included the title track "What Are Words", a touching track inspired by Chris Medina's fiancé who had a serious brain injury after a car accident in 2009. Although "What Are Words" was only a minor hit in the United States, it was a big hit in Scandinavian countries topping both Norwegian "VG-lista" Singles Chart and the Swedish "Sverigetopplistan" Singles Chart. It

title: All of Our Names

text: perplexities... songs like the rueful 'Tether' display Harmer's gift for setting human drama to fresh melodies." Paul Cantin of "No Depression" praised the album and remarked on its themes of rural life and the outdoors, also writing "... while there's nothing here that quite reaches the dramatic punch of the latter album's standout songs... "All Of Our Names" confirms that Harmer is, by any other name, a formidable, singular talent who has amply rewarded the patience of her fans." All songs written by Sarah Harmer. All of Our Names All of Our Names is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah

title: Zimbabwe at the 2011 All-Africa Games

text: Mitchell, Cory O'Riorden, Laurelle Brown, Pamela Fulton Sports for People with Laina Sithole, Tagarira Nyaradzai, Rodah Bulabula, Brave Pugeni, Peter Chideme, Polite Maradzika, Desire Chivanga, Elliot Mujaji, Clement Nyoni, Kuda Hove, Elford Moyo, Maggie Bangajena Team Zimbabwe Media at All-Africa Games, Maputo 2011 Goodwill Zunidza (Zimbabwe Newspapers Group) Spencer Banda (Zim Broadcasting Corporation) Zimbabwe at the 2011 All-Africa Games In mid-August 2011, Zimbabwe's Chef de Mission for the 2011 All-Africa Games, Custom Kachambwa, announced that the country would send 170 athletes in 17 disciplines to the 10th All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, September 3–18, 2011. Zimbabwean athletes are to participate

title: Timeline of the introduction of television in countries

text: not yet available in most places. Timeline of the introduction of television in countries This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included. This list should not be interpreted to mean the whole of a country had television service by the specified date. For example, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and the former Soviet Union all had operational television stations and a limited number of viewers by the year 1939. However, in those countries, only very few cities in each country

text: Timeline of the introduction of television in countries This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included. This list should not be interpreted to mean the whole of a country had television service by the specified date. For example, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and the former Soviet Union all had operational television stations and a limited number of viewers by the year 1939. However, in those countries, only very few cities in each country had television service. Television broadcasts were

title: Africa Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement)

text: activities-whitewater rafting, community initiatives, mountaineering, construction projects and safari adventures. The Africa Network Scout Fellowship actively promotes expeditions to all parts of sub-Saharan Africa, and help on all aspects of an expedition, from initial planning, to British training camps, to the actual expedition itself. Africa Network Scout Fellowship meetings are held at varying locations throughout the United Kingdom. The Region has run or sponsored region-wide jamborees in its member countries. Past Jamborees include: Africa Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement) The Africa Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of

title: Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games

text: Africa's Penny Heynes defended the 2 titles she won at the 1995 All-Africa Games.<br> Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games Swimming at the 7th All-Africa Games was held September 12–18, 1999 at the Ellis Park Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool. 128 swimmers from 18 nations were entered in the competition. Among those with swimmers were: Note: Events are listed on correct day, but possibly not in the right order. m= men's event, w= women's event In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles set a new

title: Football at the 1987 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

text: qualified." |} "Senegal qualified." |} "Ivory Coast qualified." Qualifying tournament of Zone IV was combined with the 1987 Central African Games football tournament. "Cameroon qualified." Somalia withdrew. |} "Egypt qualified; In addition, Kenya qualified as hosts." |} "Malawi qualified." |} "Madagascar qualified." The following countries have qualified for the final tournament: Football at the 1987 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification The men's qualification for football tournament at the 1987 All-Africa Games. Libya and Morocco withdrew. Algeria withdrew the second leg in protest at CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's

title: Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

text: Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed to have a detrimental effect on performances. Maria de Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique won her third 800 metres title in a row. Nigeria won all four relay races; 4 × 100 metres and

title: Terminology of the Low Countries

text: has also been in use many times. First by the Romans, who called it Germania "Inferior". After the Frankish empire was divided several times, most of it became the Duchy of Lower Lorraine in the tenth century, where the Low Countries politically have their origin. Lower Lorraine disintegrated into a number of duchies, counties and bishoprics. Some of these became so powerful, that their names were used as a "pars pro toto" for the Low Countries, i.e., Flanders, Holland and to a lesser extent Brabant. Burgundian, and later Habsburg rulers added one by one the Low Countries' polities in a

title: Unique house names in Maldives

text: a 'post code finder' given the house name or island name or road name. Some of the notable house names include Theemuge (Presidential Palace) and Muliaage (Official Presidential Residence). Note the use of 'ge' at the end of each name of the house which in Maldivian literally means 'house' Unique house names in Maldives Unlike other countries, Maldives uses 'names' to distinguish between one house from the other. In the archipelago of 1200 islands, 200 of them are inhabited. In all these inhabited islands, houses are identified by their unique name rather than a post code or a zip code.

title: 1999 All-Africa Games

text: 1999 All-Africa Games The 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999, to September 19, 1999, in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport. The South Africans hosted about 25,000 visitors including 6,000 athletes and 3,000 officials from throughout the continent. The Opening Ceremonies, with dancing, African parables and Zulu warriors, was staged in an arena with less than 15 000 spectators. South Africa, which had lost to Greece for a bid for the 2004 Olympic Games was hoping to impress FIFA in hopes of landing the 2006 World

title: South Africa at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

text: South Africa at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics South Africa competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, held in Singapore from 14 August to 26 August 2010. The nation was represented by the South Africa Olympic Committee, which sent a total of sixty-two athletes to compete in thirteen sports. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony for the nation was fencer Wanda Matshaya. The following South African athletes won medals at the Games, all dates shown are August 2010. In the results sections below, medallists' names are emboldened. Names that italicised were a part of a

title: Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

text: 4 × 400 metres for men and women. South African athletes won all four throwing events for men. Some new women's events were added: pole vault, hammer throw and 10 kilometres road walk. Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump. However, for events beyond 800 metres the thinner air is believed

title: Names of the Valencian Community

text: made "Comunitat Valenciana" (in Valencian), rather than the previous bilingual Spanish/Valencian ("Comunidad/Comunitat Valenciana"). Names of the Valencian Community The names of the Valencian Community are diverse, even though Comunitat Valenciana ("Valencian Community") is the only denomination with official status in its Statute of Autonomy. Nonetheless, this legal document includes in its Preamble other legal denominations that portray the history and nature of the territory: Regne de València ("Kingdom of Valencia") and País Valencià ("Valencian Country" or "Land of Valencia"). Over the years, there have been several denominations both in Spanish and Valencian covering what today is the Valencian Community. The

title: Names of the Valencian Community

text: Names of the Valencian Community The names of the Valencian Community are diverse, even though Comunitat Valenciana ("Valencian Community") is the only denomination with official status in its Statute of Autonomy. Nonetheless, this legal document includes in its Preamble other legal denominations that portray the history and nature of the territory: Regne de València ("Kingdom of Valencia") and País Valencià ("Valencian Country" or "Land of Valencia"). Over the years, there have been several denominations both in Spanish and Valencian covering what today is the Valencian Community. The topic stems from the potentially ambiguous usage of "Valencia", which may designate the

title: Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games

text: Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games The Swimming competition at the 10th All-Africa Games was held on 5–10 September 2011 at the Zimpeto Olympic Pool in Maputo, Mozambique. It featured 46 long course (50m) events, 6 of which are disability/Paralympic classification. All events were prelims/finals format, except the 800 and 1500 freestyles, which was a timed final (each entrance swims one time, fastest heat swims at night). m= men's event, w= women's event, S6-S10= disability classification<br> Prelims begin daily at 9:00 a.m., finals at 5:00 p.m. 25 nations entered in Swimming at the 2011 All Africa Games: Swimming medal standings

title: All of Our Names

text: of 'Almost' to 'New Enemy's more stately melody... This immediacy helps sell "All of Our Names", since music like this can be smothered by over-production." "Rolling Stone" gave the album 3 of 5 stars, stating it is "suffused with a peaceful fatalism, a mood that's as casually downbeat as Harmer's overcast voice itself." "Entertainment Weekly" gave "All of Our Names" a B+ rating, writing: "While it doesn't top her priceless 2000 debut, "You Were Here", the fluid, moody "Names" comes respectably close. With a voice as silvery and luminous as a full moon, Harmer constructs daring metaphors to convey emotional

title: Names of China

text: the reformer Liang Qichao argued in a famous passage that "our greatest shame is that our country has no name. The names that people ordinarily think of, such as Xia, Han, or Tang, are all the titles of bygone dynasties." He argued that the other countries of the world "all boast of their own state names, such as England and France, the only exception being the Central States." The Japanese term ""Shina"" was proposed as a basically neutral Western-influenced equivalent for "China". Liang and Chinese revolutionaries, such as Sun Yat-sen, who both lived extensive periods in Japan, used "Shina" extensively,

title: Tourism in Africa

text: Tourism in Africa Tourism is an important economic sector for many countries in Africa. There are many countries that benefit the most from tourism like Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Tanzania. The touristic particularity of Africa lies in the wide variety of points of interest, diversity and multitudes of landscapes as well as the rich cultural heritage. The continent of Africa can be divided into three groups relative to tourism: Countries like Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, and Tunisia have a successful tourism industry. Countries like Kenya, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mauritius can be considered as countries that have

title: Zimbabwe at the 2011 All-Africa Games

text: Zimbabwe at the 2011 All-Africa Games In mid-August 2011, Zimbabwe's Chef de Mission for the 2011 All-Africa Games, Custom Kachambwa, announced that the country would send 170 athletes in 17 disciplines to the 10th All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, September 3–18, 2011. Zimbabwean athletes are to participate in: Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Chess, Cycling, Judo, Karate, Netball, Sailing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, and Triathlon. The team announcement also included 12 athletes in "disabled" event categories. Kirsty Coventry, gold - 100m backstroke Kirsty Coventry, gold - 200m backstroke Kirsty Coventry, gold - 100m Individual Medley Kirsty Coventry, gold - 200m

title: Automotive industry in South Africa

text: the country exported fully assembled motor vehicles to 53 countries including many developed countries such as Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany, with many of the manufacturers based in South Africa now making it their main production base. In 2004, South Africa was responsible for the manufacture of 84% of all vehicles produced in Africa, 7 million of which are on the South African roads. Also in 2004, the industry made a 6.7% contribution to the GDP of South Africa and 29% of all South African manufacturers made up the country's automotive industry. 2004 also saw

title: World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa

text: World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa Under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), there are 70 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa as of 2016. These are distributed across 28 countries. While biosphere reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa are organised in the AfriMAB regional network, biosphere reserves in Northern African countries belong to ArabMAB, UNESCO's regional MAB network for Arab countries (see World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States for reserves in these countries). Below is the list of biosphere reserves in Africa, organized by country/territory, along with the

title: Ecotourism in South Africa

text: economies. South Africa is the seventh most biodiverse country in the world. The country encompasses about and has about 10% of all plant species on Earth. South Africa and seventeen other countries are considered mega diverse which means those countries contain 70% of the planet's biodiversity. South Africa's unique geography allows the country to support such a diverse population of plants and animals. It is important to protect biodiversity in South Africa because people still rely on natural resources for food and medicine. Plants and flowers are widely used as traditional forms of medicine and treatment for common ailments. The

title: Arabic names of calendar months

text: Arabic names of calendar months The Arabic names of calendar months of the Gregorian calendar are usually phonetic Arabic pronunciations of the corresponding month names used in European languages. An exception is the Assyrian calendar used in Iraq and the Levant, which is inherited from Classical Arabic that correspond to roughly the same time of year. The Gregorian calendar is and has been used in nearly all the countries of the Arab world, in many places long before European occupation of some of them . All Arab states use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes. The names of the Gregorian

title: University of South Africa

text: University of South Africa The University of South Africa (UNISA), and colloquially Unisa, is the largest university system in both South Africa and Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 300,000 students, including international students from 130 countries worldwide, making it one of the world's mega universities and only such university in Africa. UNISA is a dedicated open distance education institution. Distance learning (ODL) entails a student-centred approach that gives students flexibility and choice over what, when, where, and how they learn, and provides

title: Arabic names of calendar months

text: months as used in Egypt, Sudan, and Yemen are widely regarded as standard across the Arab world , although the Syro-Mesopotamian names are often used alongside them . In other Arab countries some modification or actual changes in naming or pronunciation of months were observed. The names of the Gregorian calendar months in the different countries of the Arab world were as follows: These names are used primarily in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan. They are derived from the Syriac Aramaic names of the Assyrian calendar. These names are cognate with some of the names of the Babylonian and

title: 1995 All-Africa Games

text: win this tournament twice. 1995 All-Africa Games The 6th All-Africa Games were played from 13 to 23 September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports. South Africa, having previously been banned from competition by the other African nations, was invited to the games for the first time after the fall of Apartheid. With a record 6000 athletes participating in the games the games were in danger of growing unmanageable. Juan Antonio Samaranch, asked the organizers not to try to copy the Olympic Games, because of the financial and organizational costs. Petty controversy again entered the games. An

title: 1995 All-Africa Games

text: 1995 All-Africa Games The 6th All-Africa Games were played from 13 to 23 September 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports. South Africa, having previously been banned from competition by the other African nations, was invited to the games for the first time after the fall of Apartheid. With a record 6000 athletes participating in the games the games were in danger of growing unmanageable. Juan Antonio Samaranch, asked the organizers not to try to copy the Olympic Games, because of the financial and organizational costs. Petty controversy again entered the games. An Egyptian woman handball player

title: 3G (countries)

text: run continues growths are important, although some of the eleven countries identified are poor today and have decades of catch-up growth to look forward to. The grouping based on a weighted average of six growth drivers: The most promising growth prospects countries are Vietnam, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mongolia, Nigeria, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. China and India as BRIC countries are 3G countries, but not for Brazil, and Russia. Developing Asia and Africa will be fastest growing regions until 2050, driven by population and income growth, so all 3G countries came from two continents (Asia with nine countries

title: 3G (countries)

text: 3G (countries) 3G countries or Global Growth Generating countries are 11 countries which have been identified as sources of growth potential and of profitable investment opportunities. Prepared in February 2011, a Citigroup report prepared by analysts Willem Buiter (Chief Economist) and Ebrahim Rahbari claimed that BRICS (BRIC plus South Africa) countries have "outlived their usefulness". "We hold the view that categories emerging markets, advanced economies, developing countries, BRICS, Next Eleven or the Growth Markets are all labels belonging to classification schemes that either have outlived their usefulness or are unlikely to ever have any," the two analysts said. So, long

title: Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games

text: upon completion of the competition are: Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games The Swimming competition at the 10th All-Africa Games was held on 5–10 September 2011 at the Zimpeto Olympic Pool in Maputo, Mozambique. It featured 46 long course (50m) events, 6 of which are disability/Paralympic classification. All events were prelims/finals format, except the 800 and 1500 freestyles, which was a timed final (each entrance swims one time, fastest heat swims at night). m= men's event, w= women's event, S6-S10= disability classification<br> Prelims begin daily at 9:00 a.m., finals at 5:00 p.m. 25 nations entered in Swimming at the 2011

title: Prostitution in Africa

text: Prostitution in Africa The legal status of prostitution in Africa varies widely. It is frequently common in practice, partially driven by the widespread poverty in many sub-Saharan African countries, and is one of the drivers for the prevalence of AIDS in Africa. (36.9% in sub-Saharan Africa) Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire permit the operations of brothels. In other countries, prostitution may be legal, but brothels are not allowed to operate. In some countries where prostitution is illegal, the law is rarely enforced. Transactional sexual relationships are particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, where they often involve relationships between older men and younger

title: Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games

text: Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games Swimming at the 7th All-Africa Games was held September 12–18, 1999 at the Ellis Park Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool. 128 swimmers from 18 nations were entered in the competition. Among those with swimmers were: Note: Events are listed on correct day, but possibly not in the right order. m= men's event, w= women's event In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles set a new Games Record (GR) of 50.36. In winning the Women's 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, South

title: Folklore of the Low Countries

text: be a Dutch legend or fairy tale, but is in fact a fictional story inside of a novel, written by an American author, and not known in the Netherlands as traditional folklore. See Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates. From ancient regional mythology, names of ancient gods and goddesses in this region come from Roman, Celtic and Germanic origins. Folklore of the Low Countries Folklore of the Low Countries, often just referred to as Dutch folklore, includes the epics, legends, fairy tales and oral traditions of the people of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Traditionally this folklore is written or spoken

title: Terminology of the Low Countries

text: to the Frisii, and the Roman provinces of Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior, home to the Belgae and Germanic peoples like the Batavi. Throughout the centuries, the names of these ancestors have been in use as a reference to the Low Countries, in an attempt to define a collective identity. But it was in the fourth and fifth centuries that a Frankish confederation of Germanic tribes significantly made a lasting change by entering the Roman provinces and starting to build the Carolingian Empire, of which the Low Countries formed a core part. By the eighth century, most of the Franks

title: Tourism in Africa

text: Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and from "Reviewing Africa in the Global Tourism Economy." The following table shows the number of arrivals in each country: According to a list published by TINA Magazine about tourism in Africa statistics, many African countries tourists arrivals have skyrocketed as of 2018. As published by the African magazine the listed countries below are the most visited countries in Africa when it comes to tourists arrivals as of 2018. The following map and data depict the income from tourism in US dollar equivalent: Tourism in Africa Tourism is an important economic sector for many countries in Africa.

text: year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa Under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), there are 70 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa as of 2016. These are distributed across 28 countries. While biosphere reserves in Sub-Saharan Africa are organised in the AfriMAB regional network, biosphere reserves in Northern African countries belong to ArabMAB, UNESCO's regional MAB network for Arab countries (see World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States for reserves in these countries). Below is

title: Unique house names in Maldives

text: Unique house names in Maldives Unlike other countries, Maldives uses 'names' to distinguish between one house from the other. In the archipelago of 1200 islands, 200 of them are inhabited. In all these inhabited islands, houses are identified by their unique name rather than a post code or a zip code. However, in different islands, the name of the house can be repeated, but not in the same island. Recently, in the capital Male' there have been efforts made to give postcodes to a block of houses rather than a specific building or a house unit. Maldives Post's website provides

title: Internet in South Africa

text: Internet in South Africa The Internet in South Africa, one of the most technologically resourced countries on the African continent, is expanding. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .za is managed and regulated by the .za Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA) and was granted to South Africa by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 1990. Over 60% of Internet traffic generated on the African continent originates from South Africa. As of July 2016, 29.3 million people (54.00% of the total population) were Internet users. The first South African IP address was granted to Rhodes University in

title: Descriptivist theory of names

text: have the same reference. The sense is a 'mode of presentation', which serves to illuminate only a single aspect of the referent. Scholars disagree as to whether Frege intended such modes of presentation to be descriptions. See the article Sense and reference. Russell's approach is somewhat different. First of all, Russell makes an important distinction between what he calls “ordinary” proper names and “logically” proper names. Logically proper names are indexicals such as "this" and "that", which directly refer (in a Millian sense) to sense-data or other objects of immediate acquaintance. For Russell, ordinary proper names are "abbreviated definite descriptions."

title: KFC in South Africa

text: KFC in South Africa KFC is the largest fast food chain in South Africa. As of 2016, there are 828 KFC outlets in South Africa, and the company dominates the fast food market. 10 percent of outlets are company owned, and 90 percent are franchise owned. Outlets sell the regional pap dish. South Africa is one of the few countries where KFC does not sell PepsiCo owned soft drinks, due to the company's historically small presence in the country. All of the chicken sold is reared in South Africa. KFC first entered the South African market in 1971. The company

title: Internet in South Africa

text: their regions. Internet in South Africa The Internet in South Africa, one of the most technologically resourced countries on the African continent, is expanding. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .za is managed and regulated by the .za Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA) and was granted to South Africa by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 1990. Over 60% of Internet traffic generated on the African continent originates from South Africa. As of July 2016, 29.3 million people (54.00% of the total population) were Internet users. The first South African IP address was granted to Rhodes

title: Tourism in South Africa

text: Eight South African sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal. Visitors to South Africa must obtain a visa from one of the South African diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries, in which case they get what is called a "Port of Entry Visa". Visitors who require a visa must apply in person and provide biometric data. See also the visa policy of South Africa. In 2014, a total of 9 549 236 tourists (overnight visitors) entered South Africa, indicating an increase

title: Names of the Irish state

text: description is not possibly as accurate as we would have liked it to be". Yet he also said that the term "Irish Republic" was used in the treaty "in a general sense in the way the country is described; French Republic, Irish Republic, Italian Republic, Kingdom of the Netherlands and so on." However, leading opposition politician, Frank Aiken, was not satisfied with this response. Speaking in the Dáil, Aiken cited article 26 of the treaty where "the names of the countries are given as "Belgium", "Denmark" and "France", not "Republic of France" or "French Republic"" noting that "one would expect

title: Names of the Irish state

text: Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union to give effect to Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May used the term "Republic of Ireland": The names attributed to the state by the British media are sometimes the subject of discussion in the state. The style guides of British news sources adopt differing policies for referring to the state (though notably all deprecate 'Eire' even though it was often used even in the late 20th century): Names of the Irish state There have been various names for the state that is today officially known as "Ireland". The state makes up almost five-sixths

title: Sport in Africa

text: as soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all African countries. African club teams compete in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. African national teams compete in the Africa Cup of Nations and also in the African Nations Championship for local teams. Ice hockey is a minority sport in Africa, in which only a handful of African countries participate. Rugby union is popular in South Africa and other countries as Morocco, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast. The major competition in the continent is the Africa Cup that contains the teams in the first level of African rugby,

title: Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa

text: Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa This article, dealing with the Coptic Orthodox Church in Africa, is about the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in African countries other than Egypt. The Apostolic Throne of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is based in the ancient Alexandria, Egypt, which is in Africa. The jurisdiction of the Church of Alexandria extended, as per Canon law of the First and Second Ecumenical Councils, to the Province of Egypt, Nubia and Pentapolis. Later on in expanded south to encompass all of what is now known as the Sudan. Since the demise of the Latin (Roman)