AFRICA????????????????
Q. advantages people would have if they moved to africa in the 1880's. list them please :]
Asked by helo [= - Thu Feb 19 23:59:22 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Work - to build a railroad?
Answered by Narcisse - Fri Feb 20 00:03:18 2009

AfRICA???!!!!!?
Q. I have a test on the countries in Africa...the problem is...Africas huge! And it cant be just one big country, they always split up into teeny ones. How do I remeber where they all are?
Asked by krautpierogi - Mon Jan 14 20:32:04 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Practice practice practice ... do like for any other geography test.
Answered by Tinamou - Tue Jan 15 03:12:54 2008

How has Africa s internal diversity and outside influences affected its development and ability to be a part?
Q. How has Africa s internal diversity and outside influences affected its development and ability to be a part of the modern global community? During the 20th and 21st Centuries, Africa has been ripe with civil war, and often times, genocide. What main factors do you think have contributed to civil war in Africa? Are European influences, tribal differences, geographical factors, outside forces or other issues the key reason for civil unrest on the continent?
Asked by Diana - Tue Jun 1 11:53:51 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. do your own damn homework.
Answered by Mustache Pete - Tue Jun 1 11:55:12 2010

What is behind the underdevelopment in Africa and how do we effectively reverse it?
Q. Africa used to be a continent of kings, home to the ancient Egyptian civilization which lasted the longest of all civilizations on earth, and created numerous world wonders. Now, Africa is a haven for corruption, disease and death. How do we get Africa back to her former glory?
Asked by Intangent - Tue Apr 7 19:50:23 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. corrupt government & people who find it normal. Ancient Egypt was built by slaves and supported by violence. Now the western countries do not allow slavery, and try to limit the violence.
Answered by Bored Goblin - Tue Apr 7 21:04:43 2009

How can Africa as a continent justify growing coffee and coca for the west while people are starving?
Q. Should Africa ban all exports and expel all foreign companies and start working towards meeting the needs of its people. Is an open door policy just an invitation for western countries to steal from them. Everyone knows that in the past the western countries in the past used colonisation as the method of stealing how ever the more sophisticate way of stealing now is using companies and currency.
Asked by Car K - Thu Sep 24 18:23:42 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Most leaders/governments in Africa are corrupt.
Answered by ocean_scoop - Thu Sep 24 18:37:57 2009

What parts of Africa did the various slave traders collect slaves from?
Q. I have heard that there were certain parts of Africa that remained untouched by the slave trade. I know that in many cases it was Africans themselves who sold other Africans to the white slave traders. I believe that there were no slaves taken from Kenya.
Asked by Tyson&Chino - Sun May 3 16:34:36 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. European slave traders got all their slaves from west Africa because it was the closest place to the end users in the new world. Freight costs were very high. Also allot of the slaves died on the way across the Atlantic. Taking them from East Africa was just not practical. Arab slave traders did collect slaves in East Africa.
Answered by Douglas L - Sun May 3 18:03:53 2009

What country in africa is the worst when it comes to conflict diamonds currently?
Q. Is it correct Sierra Leone is at peace? What area in Africa has the worst conflict diamond problem going on now?
Asked by Stephanie N - Wed Jun 4 20:07:45 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Liberia, because the diamonds are smuggled in then sold as "legit" and "non-conflict." In short, don't buy diamonds you are killing babies no matter what the stamp of aproval says.
Answered by isnackonbabies - Wed Jun 4 20:15:29 2008

How long would a boat journey from africa to america take?
Q. How long would a boat journey from africa to america take? I am doing this slave trade project, where i have to do a diary entry about the journey through the middle passage. So do any of you know How long would a boat journey from africa to america take?
Asked by Sanciaaa - Thu Jul 9 15:45:14 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Depending on wind and wave conditions, it could take several weeks. No less than a week or two though. Figure 5 knots (7mph) average speed for those ships, if they had decent winds.
Answered by jwenting - Thu Jul 9 15:53:40 2009

Would you support putting military focus in Africa to stop the gangs and genocide?
Q. Gangs are as powerful as a small army in Africa. They kill people, kidnap children and brainwash young boys to fight. They are nothing like the gangs in the US. Would you support sending troops to Africa to kill these gang members?
Asked by Laissez Faire Capitalist - Sat Mar 6 14:48:00 2010 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No. Africa must deal with the irresponsible breeding & subsequent poverty. Soldiers can't stop people from breeding.
Answered by uncle meat - Sat Mar 6 14:54:43 2010

Does the misery in Africa become a great way to sell iPods, cellphones and clothes as can be seen advertised?
Q. I think the misery in Africa became a great market to sell products and to promote celebreties. Feeding the starvation may had become a much better option than ending with it. We can't forget there is New Orleans here too.
Asked by robb10036 - Mon Feb 5 01:40:09 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. showing starving people helps to gain sympathy to sell products. They will never end poverty and hunger, it sells too much.
Answered by NONAME - Mon Feb 5 05:32:36 2007

How do I obtain more information on Africa's agriculture?
Q. Hi, I am doing research for a company on Africa. In particular, research on the poorer communities: the type of soil they have, what type of fertilizer is available to Africans, what can be grown and planted in Africa? I thought if anyone could help with these questions, that Yahoo Answers could. If you cannot answer my questions, could you direct me to someone who could?
Asked by rosepetals_03217 - Mon Jun 8 23:39:17 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Seven years of my life I have worked in West-Africa (French speaking countries) as an tropical agronomist. For your search i would like to advice you to have a look over here: and: Africa is huge and the differences between countries are enormous. So agriculture differs from region to region. Hope this helps.
Answered by EUGAIA - Tue Jun 9 00:52:43 2009

When did suffering start in Africa and why?
Q. Africans are dying of hunger and thirst. They are just skin and bones! When did suffering start in Africa and why?
Asked by Delirium tremens - Sun Dec 18 12:05:23 2005 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. People have been suffering since there were people. However, Africa is especially troubled. This can be traced back to European colonization and exploitation. Independence in Africa did not go well, and it has been in a state of constant political turmoil (which precludes any sort of widespread economic or social success) ever since. Political corruptions makes it especially difficult for food to reach the hungry. Rapid population growth is also burdensome. There may be enough food to feed the hungry in the world. But were it to reach them, they would simply have more children -- who would them go hungry again. As long as populations continue to grow, people will continue to be miserable. Due to the legacy of colonization, Africa… [cont.]
Answered by hydralisk - Sun Dec 18 12:14:13 2005

How has the colonization of Africa created countries riddled with disease?
Q. Guns, Germs, and Steel Episode 3:power of germs How has the colonization of Africa created countries riddled with disease?
Asked by rodkihgf - Mon Sep 22 22:55:19 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Blaming it on colonization ignores the fact that diseases have always existed. I don't recall Diamond blaming disease on colonization. If he did, he would greatly reduce his credibility. Where he did mention it, it was about the white people not being able to take tropical diseases. The disease problem in Africa doesn't involve whites or colonists.
Answered by bravozulu - Mon Sep 22 23:24:21 2008

What is a safe way to send payment to someone in Africa? I am buying a dog from a registered kennel in africa
Q. What is a safe way to send payment to someone in Africa? I am buying a dog from a registered kennel in africa but I still want some sort of assurance before sending the money. Any insight on this will be appreciated, thank you.
Asked by commosmart1 - Sat Feb 9 07:13:54 2008 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It is a total scam ... please read below from CBS News "In recent weeks, an e-mail plea has blanketed the Internet, similar to a classified advertisement that has appeared in newspapers all over the country, offering high-end pedigreed puppies for bargain basement prices $200 for a Yorkshire Terrier that would normally sell for up to 10 times the price. The e-mail pleas and classifieds say that the author is a dog breeder who is on a religious mission in Africa and needs to unload the puppies to good homes as soon as possible. Those interested are told to send their money (to cover shipping and handling) to an address in Nigeria and the dogs would arrive in several weeks. Not surprisingly, the puppies never arrive."
Answered by Point and Flush - Sat Feb 9 07:33:27 2008

How is South Africa a 1st world country, extremely civilized, and the rest of Africa is not?
Q. Even the 2 countries that are basically INSIDE of South Africa - Lesotho and Swaziland - are uncivilized. South Africa also has equal rights for LGBT, which is a huge step, while the rest of Africa basically bans homosexuality and many countries use the death penalty against homosexuals. How did South Africa seemingly rapidly industrialize compared to the rest of Africa? There's not even any "civilized" countries anywhere around them.
Asked by Masta P - Mon Feb 16 17:32:19 2009 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well cape town was the first colony the British had in Africa, and it worked hard to keep it and develop it as it was a key port town. So Britain poured a lot of effort into stabilising it and industrialising it, and formed a country that could look after itself, so when it declared independence it could stand on it's own two feet, whereas other African colony's asked for independence when they had only just started with government, and therfore encountered corruption amongst other problems. Since the 1950's, South Africa has been able to capatalise on it's huge diamond mine resources to provide huge industrialisation. Lesotho and Swaziland are basically the lands granted to tribes of South Africa, but are civilised; they have good… [cont.]
Answered by Adam - Mon Feb 16 19:24:22 2009

What is the best place in Africa to go to?
Q. I am planning on going to Africa and would really like some help on choosing my destination. I want a place that is full of culture and I would like to go on a great safari thanks!
Asked by Zoey - Thu Dec 24 01:17:27 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hey! What a coincidence, I live in Africa. The best place I could recogment you to is Etosha Pan in Namibia. It has tons of wild animals and you can rent a car and drive anyware! As soon when you land on "Air Namibia" airport, there is a place called Avis, which rents cars. Namibia is a tourist land more than anything else, but please note it's summer here, and it's very hot. So I would recogment getting a car with aircon :-) And if your car break down, don't worry, haha, by dad's a mechanic near Etosha. Alternatively, you can hire a safari guy to take you on a tour, there's a lot of places, I think there's pamflets at the air namibia too. Here is a link to view some photos
Answered by Bogus Entertainment - Thu Dec 24 01:28:38 2009

What was the meteorological condition in Africa 2 million years ago?
Q. Is there a website where I can see how the conditions were all over the world 2 million years ago, specifically Africa. Thanks.
Asked by Carolus - Thu Sep 11 06:15:30 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 2 million years ago falls in the late Pliocene (which extends from 5.3 to 1.8 Ma.) This was a period of extremely cool weather, ice ages, and glaciers. Also of note is that during this time Africa collided with Europe to form the Mediterranean Sea.
Answered by wdmc - Thu Sep 11 11:30:31 2008

How much does it cost to call Africa from the UK on a mobile?
Q. My boyfriend is in Ghana, South Africa at the moment and it costs him about 5 Cedi to call me for a good 12 to 13 minutes. Im not sure of the exchange rate but im wondering how much it would cost me to call him for around the same amount of time. Any help would be much appreciated, thank you.
Asked by Emma-Joanne - Wed Jun 9 17:34:38 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It all depends on your service provider, ring your phone company to ask them how much it costs and if they have any packages for overseas calls. it's always going to be cheaper to call from your landline. To call my parents in Ghana I use 1899.com and it only costs 7p a minute to call from my landline to their landline or 15p a minute to call their mobiles but there are other similar services.
Answered by Ghana Banana - Thu Jun 10 07:37:39 2010

What is the best newspaper in South Africa to put an advertisment for an international Job opening?
Q. What is the best newspaper in South Africa to put an advertisment for an international Job opening? The job is in Information Technology.
Asked by Muslim - Sun Feb 28 07:49:03 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Sunday Times which also has an online recruitment portal at www.careerjunction.co.za.
Answered by Helen - Sun Feb 28 08:40:05 2010

What are some schools or orphanages in South Africa we can donate soccer equipment to?
Q. My friends and I are going to South Africa next year for the world cup and are bringing a bunch of soccer stuff with us. We just need to find somewhere to donate it to. Any ideas?
Asked by Shona B - Mon Sep 28 00:12:33 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. A local sports channel, Supersport runs a program for donating sports goods to underprivileged children. It's part of their 'Let's play' campaign. You can donate the sporting goods at a clothing store called Mr Price, they are one of the partners to the program.
Answered by Crazydude - Mon Sep 28 03:46:48 2009