Sudan

A Northeast African country with Nile River, ancient pyramids, and recent political transition.


Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt, though smaller in size.



Biashara

In Swahili "Biashara" means business.


Nimeanzisha biashara ya ujenzi.



Olosho

Prostitute, escort


"That girl na olosho." Meaning "That girl is a prostitute"



Shithole

A slang in Cameroon which mean ass or buttocks


Bakossi girls them over get big shithole



Ethiopian Birr

Currency of Ethiopia (ETB) issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia. 1 Birr = 100 santim.


Features Amharic script and images of Ethiopian cultural heritage.



Gabon

A Central African country with rainforests, oil wealth, and relatively high standard of living.


Gabon has set aside about 11% of its territory for national parks.



Cape Verde

An island nation off West Africa with Creole Portuguese-African culture, known for music and tourism.


We vacationed in Cape Verde to enjoy its beautiful beaches and morna music.



Hoezit

Slang word for "how is it". It comes from the Afrikaans term "Hoe is dit" and people just decided to change the spelling.


Man 1: Eita da, hoezit?

Man 2: Sharp hoezit da?

Man 1: Fede nja yami.



Izapha

A Xhosa term for come here.
The original term is "Yiza apha" or "Yizapha" but social media people have further shortened it.


No one:
Big Xhosa: A Reece izapha baby girl.



Kano

Ancient Hausa city and northern commercial hub with centuries-old dye pits.


Kano's Great Mosque is built on a 15th-century foundation.




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