Ancient Egyptian dessert pastry

Known by Time Magazine as "Africa's premier diva" and by Forbes Magazine as the first woman in their list of most power celebrities in Africa.

South African cleric who received the 1984 Nobel Prize for Peace for his role in the opposition to apartheid.

Famous boxer who invented the "rope a dope" in a match in South Africa.

The father of African literature who wrote Things Fall Apart.

Fried pastry filled with spiced potatoes, onions, peas, lentils and ground lamb.

Three time Grammy winner and great South African trumpet player who is known as the father of South African Jazz.

Imprisoned for over 27 years for trying to overthrow the apartheid regime and was first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Ernie Els is famous for his skills at playing this sport.

A literary form that inspires self discovery and is used to pass knowledge, history and experiences from one generation to another.

A paste made from ground, hulled semsame seeds used in North Africa and Middle East.

Large instrument made of a hollow log that can be used for rhythm or playing melodies with four pitches.

The second president of Egypt who renationalized the Suez canal.

Popular Kenyan race in which jockeys without saddles.

Mandinka poem about the Wasulu hunters of Mali.

A spicy, marinated fish dish prepared with onions and lemon from Senegal.

African lute-like instrument made from a hollowed-out carved wooden bowl with a hide stretched over the front and a short broom (stick) used for the neck.

Kenyan environmental and political activist who won Nobel Peach Prize in 2004.

Popular martial art form of stick fighting that can last up to five hours in a single match.

Author of Disgrace that won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

A bread from South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana baked in a cast iron pot in a pit over hot coals.

A rhythmic dance from Cameroon.

Performed first heart transplant in 1967.

From Betsileo in Madagascar, angry bulls are ridden as in riding the bull in a rodeo.

Famous Alain Mabanckou book about an orphan who journeys to the city of Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo and strikes out on a noble and violent quest.