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Jacob Wainwright
Jacob Wainwright (born Yamuza; c. 1859 – April 1892) was a Black African man who worked as an Servant, attendant for the explorer David Livingstone. Early life Wainwright's birth date is unknown; accounts of his age vary widely. Some accounts put him at being born in 1849/50, but other accounts estimate that he was about fourteen when he joined Livingstone's expedition, suggesting a birth date around 1859. He was born into the Yao people (East Africa), Yao people, who lived in East Africa, on the south of Lake Malawi, and given the name Yamuza. In his teens, he was kidnapped by Arab slave traders. He was rescued by a West Africa Squadron, British anti-slavery ship, baptised a Christian and given the name "Jacob Wainwright." Wainwright was educated at a Church Missionary Society school in Bombay, British India. He also stayed at the Nassick African Asylum for freed slaves in Nashik, India. With Livingstone Aged about 14, Wainwright was hired to accompany Dr. Livingstone as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Nyasa/Malawi
Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lakes, African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the List of lakes by volume, fifth largest fresh water lake in the world by volume, the List of lakes by area, ninth largest lake in the world by area—and the third largest and List of lakes by depth, second deepest lake in Africa. Lake Malawi is home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, including at least 700 species of cichlids.Turner, Seehausen, Knight, Allender, and Robinson (2001). "How many species of cichlid fishes are there in African lakes?" ''Molecular Ecology'' 10: 793–806. The Mozambique portion of the lake was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10, 2011,WWF (10 June 2011)"Mozambique’s Lake Niassa declared reserve and Ramsar site"Retrieved 17 July 2014. while in Malawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
