| NAACP |
an organization that works for equal rights for African Americans. "NAACP" is the abbreviation of "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People." |
| Namibia |
an African country on the southern Atlantic coast between South Africa and Angola. The capital of Namibia is Windhoek. |
| Nile River |
an African river, generally considered to be the longest in the world, flowing from Uganda northward to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| ostrich |
a large, powerful African bird that can run very fast but cannot fly. It has two toes on each foot and no feathers on its long legs and neck. |
| Rwanda |
a central African country between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. |
| Senegal |
an African country on the Atlantic Ocean that lies between Mauritania and Guinea. The capital of Senegal is Dakar. |
| shilling |
the main unit of money of Kenya and several other African countries. A shilling is equal to one hundred cents. [1/2 definitions] |
| Sierra Leone |
an African country on the Atlantic Ocean between the countries of Guinea and Liberia. The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown. |
| Somalia |
an East African country on the Indian Ocean, bordering on Ethiopia and Kenya. The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu. |
| Swahili |
an African language with some Arabic roots that is used in east Africa and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Tanzania |
an East African country on the Indian Ocean between Kenya and Mozambique. The capital of Tanzania is Dodoma. |
| Togo |
a West African country on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Benin. The capital of Togo is Lomé. |
| Tunisia |
a North African country on the Mediterranean Sea that lies between Algeria and Libya. The capital of Tunisia is Tunis. |
| Uganda |
an East African country between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital of Uganda is Kampala. |