1 I have a collection of facts I have used of the years, gathered from various sources. A teacher can use any facts that illustrate the vastness of African continent. Facts regarding it size, climates, peoples, nations, languages, etc. The students should come away from the discussion with an understanding of the depth of the topic when one mentions: Africa.
2 For further information see Third Cinema in the Third World: Aesthetics of Liberation by Teshome Gabriel
3 Ukadike, p 77.
4 www.smithsonian.com
5 Colonial Triangular Trade: An Economy Based on Human Misery, p.102
6 Colonial Triangular Trade: An Economy Based on Human Misery, p.4
7 “The shaming tragedy of Africa”, Will Hutton in The Guardian - May 26, 2003
8 Google News Search, March 2003