World Africa Day

Today is World Africa Day, this is celebrated on the 25^th of May annually. This was founded in 1963, it marks the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
The day celebrates African Unity and all the cultures their continent is home to.

Here are some amazing facts about Africa:

• Africa is the second largest continent on Earth, it is divided into 5 sections: North Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. There are 54 countries!
• Africa hosts the world’s longest river! The river Nile is approximately 4,258 miles long and passes through 11 African nations!
• The world’s largest, hottest desert is in Africa. The Sahara Desert is one of the harshest environments in the world, it spans across 11 African nations and is 3.6 million square miles.
• The African Elephant is one of the world’s largest animals on Earth. They can weigh up to 6 tonnes and can be up to 7 metres long!
• The most widely spoken language in Africa is Arabic, but there are more than 2000 recognised languages.

Here at Unique Magazines, we love reading and learning about Africa! We have three titles specific to African news and culture, you can view the subscriptions here! If you are interested in learning about the animals which reside in Africa and other interesting creatures, we stock a wide variety of animal titles here at Unique Magazines!

Here are just a handful of the many animal titles we stock:

• Animal Planet – Learn about natural wonders and strange and interesting animals, just like on the Animal Planet TV channel.
• The Week Junior Science & Nature – Find all the latest news stories, discoveries, inventions and innovations, the heroes of science, experiments to try in class or at home, the mysteries of sciences, animals, and nature.
• BBC Wildlife – BBC Wildlife magazine brings the beauty of nature to you. From wildlife to be found in your back garden, to the British countryside to the African plains.
• National Geographic – Winner of many awards, the National Geography magazine majorly covers the topics like science, technology, nature, geography, history, culture, ecology, biology, current events and many more.
• National Geographic Kids – Keep children of all ages enthralled and entertained with a National Geographic Kids subscription! Each issue has lots of great animals to learn about with the fantastic photography National Geographic is known for.