These articles also contain the principal treatment of african historical and cultural development. African history africa is a large and diverse continent that extends from south africa northward to the mediterranean sea African nations cooperate through the establishment of the african union, which is headquartered in addis ababa
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[17] it is the continent with the largest number of megafauna species, as it was least affected by the extinction of the pleistocene megafauna.
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The african continent has a unique place in human history Widely believed to be the “cradle of humankind,” africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings (homo sapiens) and their ancestors through each key stage of their evolution.
