Tunisians observe the standard Islamic holidays as well as several secular and national holidays, such as Independence Day (March 20) and Women’s Day (August 13). What holidays and celebrations are held in Tunisia? International Festival of the Sahara. December. Eid-ul-Fitr. August. Festival of Ksour. March. Carthage Film Festival. October-November. Can you kiss in Tunisia? A […]

It is said that the British colonialists decided to give Kenyans Christian names as they could not pronounce our African names. This explanation sounds plausible given they did mispronounce Mt. Kirinyaga as Mt. Kenya. Why do Africans have 2 names? Before the English and the Dutch treaded on African soil, fellow Africans had names that […]

In 1919, Belgium inherited the colony as part of a League of Nations mandate, which partitioned German territories after World War I. Belgian colonizers initiated more direct control in Rwanda maintaining an existing political system, which allowed native monarchs to rule over the local populous. What is the connection between Rwanda and Belgium? Belgian relations […]

Apples are considered an exotic fruit in many parts of Africa. They fetch a handsome price in markets across the continent as they are largely imported from overseas.Peter Wambugu is one of Kenya’s most successful apple farmers and harvests thousands of fruits on his farm every year. Can apple trees grow in Africa? Now, apple […]

In the Jewish scriptures the people of Israel are sometimes represented as figs on a fig tree (Hosea 9:10, Jeremiah 24), or a fig tree that bears no fruit (Jeremiah 8:13), and in Micah 4:4 the age of the messiah is pictured as one in which each man would sit under his fig tree without […]

General Classification: The Egyptian army ranks 13th on the list of the most powerful armies in the world, while its Turkish counterpart ranks 11th out of 139 countries. Which army is stronger Egypt or Israel? This is reinforced by the annual rankings of the U.S. based Global Firepower Index, which ranks Egypt as having the […]

Unmarried couples are allowed to share hotel rooms providing they both are non-morrocan, as evidenced by your passport. Some hotels wont allow unmarried couples as a matter of personal discretion. Can unmarried couples stay in the same room? “There is no law that prohibits unmarried couples from staying together in hotels. Choosing to stay together […]

Sugar. Sugar is by far Uganda’s most profitable crop. What are high value crops in Uganda? The most important cash crops are coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, and cocoa. Uganda is second only to Kenya as Africa’s largest producer of tea. It is an exporter of unmanufactured tobacco and cocoa beans. The primary food crops, mainly […]

The total flight duration from United States to Tunisia is 11 hours, 39 minutes. How many hours is Tunisia from California? Flight time from San Francisco, CA to Tunis is 15 hours 40 minutes. Distance from San Francisco, CA to Tunis is approximately 10420 kilometers. How many hours is Tunisia from New York? Flight time […]

The Tunisian dinar is pegged to a weighted basket of currencies, which includes the dollar and yen (but it is dominated by the euro). Why is it illegal to take Tunisian dinar out of the country? The Tunisian dinar is what is known as a ‘closed currency’, which means it’s a criminal offence to either […]

The national dish of Zimbabwe is called ‘sadza’. It is a maize paste similar to a cornmeal dumpling. Some Zimbabweans may not eat pork for religious reasons.If eating out, it is expected that the oldest or wealthiest male will pay for everyone’s meal. What do most Zimbabweans eat? Though bread and rice are eaten in […]

Your phone must be a GSM phone with the following frequencies: GSM 900 MHz & 1800 MHz, UMTS 850 MHz & 2100 MHz or 4G LTE. Most new smartphones have quad bands (so they will work in Israel). Please note we cannot guarantee compatibility of outside phones. What is the most popular phone in Israel? […]

It was easy to grow crops in the fertile soil left behind by the annual flooding of the Nile. The ancient Egyptians loved garlic. They also ate green vegetables, lentils, figs, dates, onions, fish, birds, eggs, cheese, and butter. Their staple foods were bread and beer. What was the most popular food in Egypt? 15 […]

Submarines. The South African Navy purchased three new Type 209/T. 1400 class submarines (SSK) submarines to replace its decommissioned Daphné class submarines. As of 12 November 2018 three vessels are in commission. Are South African submarines operational? Today the South African Navy is one of the most capable naval forces in the African region, operating […]

The economy of Botswana is currently one of the world’s fastest growing economies, averaging about 5% per annum over the past decade.Economy of Botswana. Statistics GDP rank 114th (nominal, 2019) 113th (PPP, 2019) GDP growth 14.5% (2018) 3.0% (2019e) −5.4% (2020e) 6.8% (2021e) Is Botswana a rich or poor country? Formerly one of the world’s […]