| materials handling | act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices |
| creating from raw materials | the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it |
African elephant
Loxodonta africana | an elephant native to Africa having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks |
| source materials | publications from which information is obtained |
| Economic Commission for Africa | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations |
| East Africa | a geographical area in eastern Africa |
Namibia
Republic of Namibia
South West Africa | a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa), achieved independence from South Africa in , the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa |
Central African Republic
Central Africa | a landlocked country in central Africa, formerly under French control, became independent in |
Bangui
capital of Central Africa | the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic |
| British East Africa | the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar |
| British West Africa | the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast |
Somali peninsula
Horn of Africa | a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia |
South Africa
Republic of South Africa | a republic at the southernmost part of Africa, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in , first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |
Pretoria
capital of South Africa | city in the Transvaal, the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa
Black Africa | the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert |
| North Africa | an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea |
| West Africa | an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea |
| Africa | the second largest continent, located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean |
| African hemp Sparmannia africana | large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers |
wild peach
Kiggelaria africana | large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage |