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Africa

whenever possible, be specific: name the African country, city, region, or people you're referring to. Africa is the second-largest continent. Zoë Anglesey (in MultiCultural Review). suggests specifying indigenous culture or heritage, for example, "Ibo from Nigeria," "Fon of Dahomey." If you wouldn't say "European" when you mean "German" or "Italian," don't say "African" when you mean "Kenyan" or "Eritrean," etc.


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