Camels, known as "ships of the desert", once roamed throughout North Africa. Camels are now domesticated beasts of burden.

The Luba were a great empire residing in what is now modern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their society began declining in the 1800's with the advent of colonialism. The greatly reduced tribe continues to live in southern DRC.

The proverb "Love is Blind" is attributed to many sources including Africa. Here are many more interesting and thought provoking African proverbs about love.

Burundi is an east African landlocked country that shores border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

Once numbered at over 1 million cats, the African lion is now numbered around 20,000 and considered vulnerable to extinction.

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