Southeast Africa
Southeast Africa,[1][2] or Southeastern Africa,[3][a] is an African region that is intermediate between East Africa[b] and Southern Africa.[c][8] It comprises the countries Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi,[9] Mozambique,[10][11] Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,[12] Zambia and Zimbabwe[13] in the mainland, with the island-nations of Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles also included.[10]
History
Prehistory
East and southern Africa are among the earliest regions where modern humans (Homo sapiens) and their predecessors are believed to have lived. In September 2019, scientists reported the computerized determination, based on 260
Bantu expansion
Bantu-speakers traversed from Central Africa into Southeast Africa approximately 3,000 years ago.[10]
Swahili coast
Urewe
Madagascar
Kitara and Bunyoro
Lake Plateau states and empires
Buganda
Rwanda
Burundi
Maravi
Modern history
In the 19th and 20th centuries,
Demographics and languages
People include the San people.[3] The Swahili language is spoken, both as an official language and lingua franca, by millions of people.[18]
Culture
Art
Architecture
Clothing
Cuisine
Music
Religion
Film industry
Science and technology
Health
Geography
Lake Malawi[16][19] and Limpopo River[20] are located in Southeast Africa.
Climate
Natural Disasters
Wildlife
Fauna[17] includes the cheetah, leopard, lion,[21] Nile crocodile, hyena, Lichtenstein's hartebeest and white rhinoceros.
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ Zimmer, Carl (10 September 2019). "Scientists Find the Skull of Humanity's Ancestor — on a Computer – By comparing fossils and CT scans, researchers say they have reconstructed the skull of the last common forebear of modern humans". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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- ^ a b Douglas, John (Summer 1998). "Malawi: The Lake of Stars". Travel Africa (4). Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
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- ^ Irele 2010
- ^ "Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Malawi (Nyasa) [Southeast Africa]". Fishbase.org. Mongabay. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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