Interesting places in Africa

Cameroon is located in the heart of Africa, where West and Central Africa meet. It is geographically, ethnically, historically, and culturally diverse country, dubbing its nickname, 'Africa in Miniature.' The Republic of Cameroon is the only African country that has been colonized by three powers, Germany, Great Britain, and France and has two official languages, English and French. There are over 250 ethnic groups in Cameroon. If these diverse features don't make Cameroon dynamic enough, look at its pristine beaches in the Southwest, lush forests in the East, vast deserts in the North, and bustling capital. Cameroon is home to many unique characteristics and known for its relative stability.

I live in South Africa, some of the things that I love about my country are:

The sense of freedom since the country has become free from apartheid, I never let a day go by without expressing gratitude for the freedom I have now.
The sense of hope that South Africa has, that exists amongst all Africans about our continent.
The peace the beauty of the country and the continent.
The resources, the wealth that the African continent has.
Our African cultures affirm humanity, ubuntu, the glory of mother earth, the abundance of mother earth.
In Zulu culture (ignore Pres Zuma's weired zulu culture) we believe that being on earth is being in heaven; Zulu means heaven/heavenly.
Africa is a place of healing, a place of spiritual naturing and
upliftment.
I am proud to be African and I believe the world envy's the love, respect and sense of humanity that Africans carry.

Zanzibar is an archipelago made up of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands, and several islets. It is located in the Indian Ocean, about 25 miles from the Tanzanian coast. Zanzibar Island occupies a total area of approximately 650 square miles. It is characterized by beautiful sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs, and the magic of historic Stone Town - said to be the only functioning ancient town in East Africa.
Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. It is still sometimes referred to, with the islands Pemba and Mafia, as one of the Spice Islands (a term also associated with the Maluku Islands in Indonesia) because of the significance of its production of cloves (of which it used to be the world leader in the 1970s[citation needed]), nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper.

Zanzibar's local people are an incredible mixture of ethnic backgrounds, indicative of her colourful history. Zanzibaris speak Swahili (known locally as Kiswahili), a language which is spoken extensively in East Africa. Many believe that the purest form is spoken in Zanzibar as it is the birth place of the language.

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia. The lake is divided between four countries – Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia, with the DRC (45%) and Tanzania (41%) possessing the majority of the lake. The water flows into the Congo River system and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean.

Lake Victoria, the largest of all African Lakes, is also the second widest freshwater body in the world. Its extensive surface belongs to the three countries; the northern half to Uganda, the southern half to Tanzania, and part of the northeastern sector to Kenya. The lake occupies a wide depression near the equator, between the East and West Great Rift Valleys, but its drainage basin is relatively small, being slightly less than three times the lake's surface in area. The lake water is drained at a rate of about 600 m3 sec-1, at Jinja on the northern shore, into the Victoria Nile which flows northward via Lake Albert and the White Nile forming the uppermost reaches of the Nile River.

Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is an inactive stratovolcano in north-eastern Tanzania rising 4,600 m (15,100 ft) from its base (and approximately 5,100 m (16,700 ft) from the plains near Moshi), and is additionally the highest peak in Africa at 5,891.8 metres (19,330 ft) providing a dramatic view of the surrounding plains.Kilimanjaro represents a powerful life force for the local Chagga people and all those who have made their lives around this mountain, providing rich volcanic soils for agriculture and an endless source of pure spring waters.

Set in the heart of the western part of Nigeria, lies this wonder of the world!
From the mother rock in Ikogosi, flow two springs; one very warm and the other, Ice cold!!!!
The two springs flow separately with their different temperatures until they reach a confluence, where they mix and blend wonderfully. At this meeting point, very uniquely, lie two trees; A palm tree and another tree which are both joined together at the root ( a few inches above the ground)...
Its amazing...the ambience, the essence of nature, the tranquility and the uniqueness of nature; these things should drive you from wherever you are to come to Ikogosi warm and cold springs!!!
Welcome people.....Africa rocks!!!!!

An absolutely phenomenal site, Erin Ijesa is.
Towering about 1000m above sea level, located in the deep green velt of Osun State, Nigeria...
lies this edifice. Unlike other stereotypical waterfall, Erin Ijesa has SEVEN different levels/ what we
see as waterfalls...SEVEN of them stacked on each other. After a climb of about 10 minutes, one gets
to see the next level after each climb.
At each level, the water is Ice cold...It feels like little tiny cold arrows falling on you when you are direcly
under the water-falls.
Erin Ijesa....a complete amazement!

An Iron Age settlement in Zimbabwe, dating from the late 13th to 16th centuries CE, famous for its stone walled structures. It was the centre of an agricultural society wealthy from exported gold via Indian Ocean ports. Once thought to be the legendary city of Ophir, or the seat of the Queen of Sheba, it is now known to have been the home of the ancestors of Zimbabwe's Shona-speaking peoples.

P.s Zimbabwe is alive with Possibility!!!!!!!!!
Viva La Shona!!!!!!!