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Fictional African Countries
This is a list of fictional countries that are set somewhere in the continent of Africa. A *Africa: Africa is portrayed as one country in various works, typically comprising an expansive and sparsely-populated jungle or savanna. *African Confederation: Future African country that includes present-day Somalia, that is the birthplace of Geordi La Forge in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' *Afrinia: African country used in World Bank training exercises *Afromacoland: African country in the novel ''Chief the Honourable Minister'' by T. M. Aluko *Azania: African country from Evelyn Waugh's novel '' Black Mischief'' but with earlier origins in Roman histories. Azania is also a fictional country in the Marvel comics. *Abuddin: A Middle East country in the series Tyrant *Aburĩria, Free Republic of: African country ruled by a dictator known only as the "Ruler" in the novel ''Wizard of the Crow'' by Kenyan author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. B * Babar's Kingdom: from children's book, a cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Countries
A fictional country is a country that is made up for fictional stories, and does not exist in real life, or one that people believe in without proof. Sailors have always mistaken low clouds for land masses, and in later times this was given the name Dutch capes. Other fictional lands appear most commonly as settings or subjects of myth, literature, film, or video games. They may also be used for technical reasons in actual reality for use in the development of specifications, such as the fictional country of ''Bookland'', which is used to allow European Article Number "country" codes 978 and 979 to be used for ISBNs assigned to books, and code 977 to be assigned for use for ISSN numbers on magazines and other periodicals. Also, the ISO 3166 country code "ZZ" is reserved as a fictional country code. Fictional countries appear commonly in stories of early science fiction (or scientific romance). Such countries supposedly form part of the normal Earth landscape, although not l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter-Dirk Uys
Pieter-Dirk Uys (; born 28 September 1945) is a South African performer, author, satirist, and social activist. One of his best known roles is as Evita Bezuidenhout, an Afrikaner socialite. Background and early life Uys was born in Cape Town on 28 September 1945, to Hannes Uys, a Calvinist Afrikaner father, and Helga Uys, Helga Bassel, a Berlin-born Jewish mother. Hannes Uys, a fourth-generation South African of Dutch and Belgian Huguenot stock, was a musician and organist in his local church. Bassel was a German concert pianist, whom the Nazis expelled from the Reichsmusikkammer in 1935 as part of their campaign to root out Jewish artists. She later escaped to South Africa and managed to take her grand piano with her, with which she taught her daughter, Tessa Uys (b. 1948), now a concert pianist based in London. Bassel spoke little about her Jewish past to her children. It was only after her suicide that they discovered she was Jewish. Uys and his sister had an NG Kerk upbringi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of . English is the official language, but over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The country's capital and largest city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born black people who faced social and legal oppression in the U.S., along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. Gradually developing an Americo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte D'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous faiths. Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Walky!
David M Willis (born April 3, 1979) is an American web cartoonist currently living in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for his interconnected series of webcomics ''Roomies!'', ''It's Walky!'', ''Shortpacked!'', and ''Dumbing of Age''. Willis is also known online for his chatrooms and forums including "ItsWalky". KUTV in Salt Lake City calls him a satirist who is "a little bit edgy." The shape-shifting robot franchise ''Transformers'' appears frequently in Willis' work. He was an administrator on Teletraan I, the ''Transformers'' Wiki from 2006 to 2008, when he facilitated a move from Wikia to its own site at tfwiki.net, remaining an administrator for the new site. Willis eventually became involved in official licensed ''Transformers'' artwork for Fun Publications' ''Transformers'' Collector's Club, particularly the regular club magazine feature ''Recordicons''. Previously featured at Keenspot with the comic of ''It's Walky!'' and the first months of ''Shortpacked!'', Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Leonardo And His Short Subjects
''King Leonardo and His Short Subjects'' (also known as ''The King and Odie Show'') is a 1960–1963 American Saturday-morning animated television series that aired on NBC, sponsored by General Mills. It was created by Total Television (which would later rename itself Leonardo Productions after the main character) and is among the first Saturday-morning cartoon programs. Plot The show focuses on Leonardo the lion (voiced by Jackson Beck), the well-meaning but often inept king of Bongo Congo, a fictional African nation notable for its bongos. King Leonardo is assisted in all things by a calm, competent skunk named Odie Cologne or "Odie O. Cologne" (voiced by Allen Swift impersonating Ronald Colman). Odie, the one who really keeps the kingdom on an even keel, has been by the king's side since they were children. King Leonardo's main archenemy is the gangster-type character Biggie Rat (voiced by Jackson Beck impersonating Edward G. Robinson), who routinely attempts to overthrow L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of Truth
''Night of Truth'' (french: La nuit de la vérité) is a 2004 French/ Burkinabe film, the first full-length film by director Fanta Régina Nacro. Set in a fictional West-African country, this film tells the story of the night of reconciliation between two ethnic groups, the Nayak and the Bonandés. After ten years of war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ... and much bloodshed, Théo, leader of the Bonandés, invites the Nayak president to come and make peace. However, things do not go as smoothly as planned. The film is in French and Dioula. External links * ''Night of Truth''on africine.org 2004 films 2000s French-language films Dioula-language films Films set in Africa 2004 drama films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impossible (1966 TV Series)
Impossible, Imposible or Impossibles may refer to: Music * ''ImPossible'' (album), a 2016 album by Divinity Roxx * ''The Impossible'' (album) Groups * The Impossibles (American band), a 1990s indie-ska group from Austin, Texas * The Impossibles (Australian band), an Australian band * The Impossibles (Thai band), a 1970s Thai rock band Songs * "Impossible" (Captain Hollywood Project song) (1993) * "The Impossible" (song), a country music song by Joe Nichols (2002) * "Impossible" (Edyta song) (2003) * "Impossible" (Kanye West song) (2006) * "Impossible" (Daniel Merriweather song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Måns Zelmerlöw song) (2009) * "Impossible" (Anberlin song) (2010) * "Impossible" (Shontelle song) (2010) * "Impossible", from Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1957 musical ''Cinderella'' * "Impossible", a song written by Steve Allen and recorded by Nat King Cole for his 1958 album ''The Very Thought of You'' * "Impossible", from the 1994 album ''The Screaming Jets'' by The Screa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Bee (comics)
Queen Bee is the name of six different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The leader of the hiveworld Korll, Zazzala lives only for the interstellar expansion of her species. Zazzala first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #23 (November 1963). She clashed with the original Justice League several times during the 1960s and 1970s, but largely disappeared for several decades. Publication history The Zazzala version of Queen Bee first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #23 and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. The first Bialyn Queen Bee first appeared in ''Justice League International'' #16 and was created by J. M. DeMatteis, J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen. The Tazzala version of Queen Bee first appeared in ''Creature Commandos'' #1. The Beatriz version of Queen Bee first appeared in ''JLA: Incarnations'' #6 and was created by John Ostrander, and Val Semeiks. Fictional character biographies Queen Bee (Zazzala) Zazzala re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Justice (TV Series)
''Young Justice'' is an American superhero animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon Network and Distributed By Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Despite its title, it is not a direct adaptation of Peter David, Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's ''Young Justice'' comic series, but rather an original story set in the DC Universe with a focus on teenage and young adult superheroes. The series follows the lives of teenage superheroes and sidekicks, namely Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy, Red Arrow, Miss Martian, and Artemis, who are members of a fictional covert operation group. Within the show, "the Team" is a group of young heroes attached to the famous adult team, the Justice League, but operating outside of the bureaucracy that constrains the more established superhero team. The main setting is a fictional universe apart from the previous DCAU and other continuities, designated at one point as Earth-16, during a time period in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gods Must Be Crazy
''The Gods Must Be Crazy'' is a 1980 comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Jamie Uys. An international co-production of South Africa and Botswana, it is the first film in ''The Gods Must Be Crazy'' series. Set in Southern Africa, the film stars Namibian San farmer Nǃxau ǂToma as Xi, a hunter-gatherer of the Kalahari Desert whose tribe discovers a glass Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane, and believe it to be a gift from their gods. When Xi sets out to return the bottle to the gods, his journey becomes intertwined with that of a biologist (Marius Weyers), a newly hired village school teacher (Sandra Prinsloo), and a band of guerrilla terrorists. ''The Gods Must Be Crazy'' was released in South Africa on 10 September 1980 by Ster-Kinekor, and broke several box office records in the country, becoming the most financially successful South African film ever produced at the time. The film was a commercial and critical success in most other countries, but too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
