TONIGHT AT 9PM ON BLOGTALK RADIO THE TOPIC- WILL THE REAL AFRICANS PLEASE STAND UP. CALL IN AT 626-414-3504 THE TALK WHERE FACTS MATTER. •There are 54 countries and one “non-self governing territory”, the Western Sahara, in Africa. •All of Africa was colonized by foreign powers during the “scramble for Africa”, except Ethiopia and Liberia. •Before colonial rule Africa comprised up to 10,000 different states and autonomous groups with distinct languages and customs. •The Pharaonic civilization of ancient Egypt is one of the world’s oldest and longest-lasting civilizations. •African continent is the world’s oldest populated area. •Arabic is spoken by 170 million people on the continent, followed in popularity by English (130 million), Swahili (100), French (115), Berber (50), Hausa (50), Portuguese (20) and Spanish (10). •Over 25% all languages are spoken only in Africa with over 2,000 recognized languages spoken on the continent. •China is Africa’s top trade partner with Sino-African trade volumes now nearing $200 billion per year. •China’s direct investment in Africa exceeds $50 billion. Just look at the “Forum on China Africa Cooperation”. •Neocolonialism is a real threat with over 1 million Chinese citizens on the African continent. Angola alone has a population of over 350,000 Chinese. •Over 55% of Africa’s labor force working in food production with vast areas of arable and pastoral lands supporting agricultural economies. •Over 90% of soils are unsuitable for agriculture and only 0.25% has moderate to low potential for sustainable farming. •Rainfall variability is very high - from 0 mm/year in the Sahara to 9,500 mm/year near Mount Cameroon. •Over 240 million Africans suffer from chronic undernourishment •Over 1,270 large dams have been built along the continent’s many rivers. •Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. •Africa has the most extensive biomass burning in the world, yet only emits about 4% of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions. •Africa has eight of the 11 major biomes and the largest-remaining populations of lion, elephant, rhinoceros, cheetah, hyena, leopard and hundreds of other species. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups AfricanWorldForum group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to africanworldforum+unsubscribe@googlegroups. To post to this group, send email to africanworldforum@googlegroups. Visit this group at groups.google/group/africanworldforum. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google/d/msgid/africanworldforum/BAY173-W39EF356DBBF0DAE8BF4770E29B0%40phx.gbl. For more options, visit https://groups.google/groups/opt_out.
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