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Waaqa, Islam, And The Swahili Tribe

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When one thinks of Africa they usually think of a desert with primitive tribes, but that is not all that Africa holds. The continent of Africa is diverse. The food for example is very diverse. The religion in Africa is diverse, and the environment in Africa is diverse.

Food in Africa is very diverse. The Baka, whom live in the rainforest, eat a diet of mostly starch, like plantains and yams, as well as certain meat, like antelope, care rats, and forest buffalo, and fish. All meat they eat is either roasted or boiled; large animals are usually boiled with chilli peppers and palm oil. They also eat seasonal food such as seeds from forest mangoes in July and caterpillars in August. The Swahili tribe’s diet is highly spiced with African, Middle …show more content…

The Oromo mainly practice three religions, their original religion Waaqa, Islam and Christianity. Waaqa is not the most practiced, Islam and Christianity are the most practiced, and the Oromo celebrate Islamic and Christian holidays along with Oromo National Day. The Igbo tribe practice their own religion which includes Ala or Ana the earth goddess, whom gets temples and shrines. The supreme being, Chukwu or Chineka, and the God of creation do not get temple or shrines. There are multiple other numerous other spirits and or deity ancestors who protect living descendants. Lastly the Wolof tribe is nearly all Muslims, they observe major muslim festivals such as Korite, and Tabaski. As well as some of their own Life Festivals such as the naming festival for babies and circumcision for boys. As part of their religion they carry amulets to ward off illness, evil spirits, witchcraft, and other …show more content…

The Sahara desert include quite a lot of sand, such as sand dunes, and sand sheets, in fact sand dunes and sheets cover approximately 25% of the desert. The Sahara also includes oasis depressions and shallow basins that fill seasonally; the climate is dry and subtropical. The Saraha’s wildlife includes over 300 species of birds but vegetation is sparse and include mostly shrubs grasses and a few trees. The Savanna is a tropical wet and dry biome, and includes around 2 million plant eating large mammals, with about 45 species of mammals, and almost 50 species of birds. It also includes approximately 55 species of acacia trees. As well as the acacia trees plant life also includes grasses-as the savanna could also be classified as a grassland- and more trees. The Swahili Coast, it has very fertile land beyond the coast which is perfect for certain crops such as rice, citrus, cardamom, peppers, cloves, cinnamon, and coconut palms. It also include very dense mangrove trees. The animal life on the Swahili Coast includes, about 50 species of mammals, and 200 species of birds. The indigenous species on the Swahili Coast are very limited

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