Outline of Africa

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. It is famous for its savanna, its jungles, and the Sahara (desert).

Geography of Africa

UN subregions of Africa

Regions of Africa

List of freshwater ecoregions in Africa and Madagascar

Directional regions

Physiographic regions

The Sahara Desert
The Maghreb
The Sahel region
The Sudan region
The Guinea region
The Congo
The Great Lakes region

Countries of Africa

List of African countries

West Africa

North Africa

Central Africa

East Africa

Southern Africa

Dependencies

Geographic features of Africa

Demography of Africa

Demographics of Africa

History of Africa

History of Africa by period

History of Africa by year

2016 in Africa
2007 in Africa
2006 in Africa
2005 in Africa
1960 in Africa (known as the "Year of Africa")

History of Africa by region

History of Africa by subject

Empires in Africa

African empires

Culture of Africa

Art in Africa

Cinema of Africa

List of African films

Music of Africa

Cuisine of Africa

African cuisine

Beer in Africa

People of Africa

Ethnic groups in Africa

Some famous individuals from Africa

Aaron, first high-priest of children of Israel
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate.
Alexander the Great, conqueror; founded Alexandria in Egypt.
Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, current President of Liberia, first elected black female head of state in the world.
F. W. de Klerk, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for helping end apartheid in South Africa.
Haile Selassie I, last Emperor of Ethiopia.
Kofi Annan, diplomat from Ghana.
Léopold Sédar Senghor, poet and first president of Senegal.
Miriam, sister of Moses.
Moses, prophet who received the Ten Commandments.
Muhammad Ahmad, ("The Mahdi"), Sudanese rebel leader and messianic Islamic reformer.
Nefertiti, queen of Egypt.
Nelson Mandela, political leader in South Africa.
Ramesses II, often regarded as Ancient Egypt's greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh.
Shaka, legendary leader of the Zulu Kingdom.
Tutankhamun, ("King Tut"), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.

Religion in Africa

Sports in Africa

Environment of Africa

Economy and infrastructure of Africa

Economy of Africa

Agriculture
- Push–pull technology
Banks in Africa
Cement in Africa
Energy in Africa
- Power stations in Africa
- Renewable energy in Africa
Health care in Africa
- HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Hospitals in Africa
Mineral industry of Africa
- Mining in Africa
  - Metals
    - Aluminum in Africa
    - Copper in Africa
    - Iron ore in Africa
    - Platinum in Africa
    - Titanium in Africa
    - Uranium in Africa
- Steel in Africa
Natural resources of Africa
Poverty in Africa
Late-2000s recession in Africa
List of African stock exchanges

Communications in Africa

Transport in Africa

Air transport in Africa
- Airlines of Africa
  - List of largest airlines in Africa
- List of the busiest airports in Africa
Trans-African Highway network

Education in Africa

Governments of Africa

African Union
- African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Politics of Africa

Foreign relations of Africa

Sino-African relations

Law of Africa

Ages of consent in Africa

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Africa

News

allAfrica.com current news, events and statistics
BBC News In Depth - Africa 2005: Time for Change?
Yale Economic Review Africa: Failed Economic History

History

Directories

Library of Congress - African & Middle Eastern Reading Room
Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara
The Index on Africa directory from The Norwegian Council for Africa
Aluka - Digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa

Politics

Africa Action Africa Action is the oldest organization in the United States working on African affairs. It is a national organization that works for political, economic and social justice in Africa.
Working class history in Africa—people's and grassroots histories

Sports

Confederation of African Football; in English and French

Tourism

Africa travel guide from Wikivoyage