Questions tagged [africa]
for questions about claims based in Africa, or limited in Africa.
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Did Malian sailors reach the Americas in 1311 CE?
Some sources claim that Malian soldiers arrived in the Americas in 1311 CE. For example, in Silicon Africa: 100 African Cities destroyed by Europeans:
Malian sailors got to America in 1311 AD, 181 ...
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Does Ebola pose "little risk to the U.S. general population"?
We are currently in the middle of the largest ever Ebola outbreak, with nearly 900 killed and more than 1,600 infected by the disease in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and now Nigeria. The disease's ...
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Did Libya's Central Bank offer loans at 0% interest?
I just watched The illuminati Exposed By Muammar Gaddafi. It's a really good watch (especially for us skeptics), but at one point they said that the reason Muammar al-Gaddafi was overthrown was, not ...
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Did Libyan brides get a USD 90000 dowry from the government?
This pro-Gaddafi source used in this answer makes the claim that, amongst other benefits Libyan citizens get from the Gaddafi government, Libyan brides get a 90000 USD dowry from the government:
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