32 African proverbs that carry the wisdom of generations | proverbs, quotes

Africa is one of the continents of the earth. Its area of 30.2 million km² corresponds to about 22% of the total land area of the planet, it has a population of about 1.3 billion people (2017).[2] This makes it the second largest continent after Asia, both in terms of size and population. Almost all African countries are members of the United Nations and the African Union. The continent is predominantly rural and characterized by high birth rates, which are falling as a result of modernization. Due to the rapid increase in urbanization since around 1950, more and more Africans are living in urban areas. Some African cities are among the world's largest metropolitan areas, including Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa, Johannesburg, Luanda and Alexandria.
According to the "Out-of-Africa theory", Africa is considered the "cradle of mankind", where the development into the anatomically modern human Homo sapiens took place in the course of hominization. One of the earliest advanced civilizations of mankind was formed in ancient Egypt. Over the millennia, various "great empires" such as the Abyssinian Empire arose on the continent. The slave trade with the African empires since the 16th century and later colonization by European states (“Race for Africa”) led to a partly drawing board-like division of territory. This was adopted by many newly formed African states in the course of decolonization from the middle of the 20th century. The heterogeneous peoples of Africa traditionally had other settlement areas, which contributes to various conflicts and wars over territorial, resource and power claims.
While most African countries were governed autocratically for a long time, democratic movements became more common from the late 20th century, with the African region performing the worst since democracy measurements began. Poverty, famine, child mortality and health problems have been significantly reduced in recent decades through education, economic, medical and infrastructural advances. With a few exceptions such as South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria, Angola and Morocco, the importance of the countries of Africa in the global economy is still low in terms of GDP. However, several African countries have been among the world's fastest growing economies since the beginning of the 21st century. The raw materials and the arable land on the continent are of increasing importance for the African countries as well as for the industrialized and emerging countries that trade with them.
The geography and nature of Africa are diverse, there are a large number of protected national parks. Africa's UNESCO World Heritage is comprehensive.
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