Africa Holidays Travel - WILD AFRICA

» The African continent contains 56 countries. Africa is home to the oldest inhabited territory on earth and it is believed the human race originated from this continent. Africa is composed of 56 nations, the vast majority of which are republics that operate under some form of the presidential system of rule. Approximately 80% of Africans live south of the Sahara Desert. The indigenous peoples of sub-Saharan Africa are generally referred to as either Negroes (a term widely viewed as offensive or antiquated in many countries today), black Africans or simply blacks, due to the generally dark brown skin color of these peoples.

» Africans profess a wide variety of religious beliefs. The two most widespread religious groups of Africa, Christianity and Islam have their roots in Southwest Asia. Approximately 40% of all Africans are Christians and another 40% Muslims. Islam largely arrived in Africa through the Arab conquest of the north, and later diffusion through the Sahara desert into the interior of Africa. Some Muslim communities were also established by seafarers on the eastern coast of Africa. There are four major language families native to Africa.