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  2. List of ethnic groups of Africa - Wikipedia

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    The official population count of the various ethnic groups in Africa is highly uncertain due to limited infrastructure to perform censuses, and due to rapid population growth. Some groups have alleged that there is deliberate misreporting in order to give selected ethnicities numerical superiority (as in the case of Nigeria's Hausa, Fulani ...

  3. Racism in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in South Africa was officially abolished in 1833 with the Slavery Abolition Act. [94] There are many examples of racism and discriminatory practices during the colonial period, such as the allocation of rations during the Siege of Ladysmith: [95] For Whites—Biscuit, 1/4 lb.; Maize meal, 3 oz. For Indians and Kaffirs—Maize meal, 8 oz.

  4. Ethnic groups in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Overall, 22% of 'Black' people have completed high school and 59% aged 25 to 64, have an upper secondary education as their highest level of education. This places South Africa above the G20 average of 32% and the OECD average of 38%. [15] The percentage of housing units having a telephone and/or mobile phone in the dwelling is 31,1%.

  5. Caste systems in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Oromo people are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, also found in northern Kenya and Somalia, with an estimated total population of over 35 million. [23] [24] [25] Like other ethnic groups in East Africa, Oromo people regionally developed social stratification consisting of four hierarchical strata.

  6. Racism in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    Racism in South Africa can be traced back to the earliest historical accounts of interactions between African, Asian, and European peoples along the coast of Southern Africa. [1] [2] It has existed throughout several centuries of the history of South Africa, [1] [2] dating back to the Dutch colonization of Southern Africa, which started in 1652.

  7. Anti-African sentiment - Wikipedia

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    For example, Afrophobia is used to describe xenophobia in South Africa against people of other African nationalities for being too racially Black, too culturally African, or both. [ 15 ] The opposite of Afrophobia is Afrophilia , which is a love for all things pertaining to Africa.

  8. African Americans in Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Tabom people are descendants of Afro-Brazilian ex-slaves who were either voluntarily or forcefully deported by the Portuguese to Africa (some of them being deported following the Bahia Malê Revolt in 1835); they constitute a minority ethnic group on the coastal regions of modern-day Ghana and Togo. [7]

  9. List of ethnic groups in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation.