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Senegal
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THE COUNTRY
Senegal is a country in West Africa. It is located on the Atlantic coast around Cap Vert in the far west of Africa.
The country borders Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Gambia.
In 2016, about 15.4
Namibia
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THE COUNTRY
Geography & Demography
Namibia is situated in the southwestern part of the African Continent, bordered by Angola in the north, Zambia, and Zimbabwe in the northeast, Botswana in the east, and South Africa in the south. The
South Africa
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COUNTRY & PEOPLE
The Republic of South Africa (RSA) is the southernmost country on the African continent.
In 2020 the population of South Africa was estimated at 59,62 million people.
South Africa has 11 official languages :
Germany
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THE COUNTRY
Germany is a country in Central Europe. It has nine neighbouring states.
Its full name is “Federal Republic of Germany”.
Germany is in fact a federal state consisting of 16 federal states.
These are Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen,
Arts & Culture
Black Coffee is a famous South African DJ
This is the official video of Jerusalema, a song by South African producer Master KG featuring Nomcebo that has become famous around the world in early 2021.
The Ndlovu Youth Choir was
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, called Gutenberg, was born in Mainz in 1397. He is considered the inventor of letterpress printing.
Childhood and Adolescence
Nothing is known about Gutenberg’s childhood and youth. However, it can be assumed that he
Namibian Cuisine
Namibian food is rather varied in cuisine, because of the vastness of ethnicities. Thus, it has grown internationally and accommodates also the White Afrikaner and German cuisines equally. Including various seafood dishes from the coast. Due to colonial history, German
Music from Namibia
MUSICAL INFLUENCES
Most Namibian musicians gain their first musical experiences in church choirs, as music was and is hardly taught in schools.
During the 1950’s musicians in Namibia often played music by just hearing and feeling it because they had
John Muafangejo
WHO WAS JOHN MUAFANGEJO?
John Ndevasia Muafangejo was an artist from Namibia who was internationally known for woodcut prints like the one below.
LIFE
John Muafangejo was born 5 October 1943 in Etunda lo Nghadi, Angola .
After his father
What is Discrimination?
Discrimination is the disadvantage, exclusion or humiliation of people because of their belonging to a group or because of the assumption that they belong to this group.
Some examples
- People are being denied access to certain places such as clubs,
Tuli Mekondjo
WHO IS TULI MEKONDJO?
Tuli Mekondjo is a self-taught Namibian mixed media artist. That means she uses different materials and media.
She creates her works using embroidery, collage, paint, resin and mahangu grain – a Namibian food staple.
LIFE
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