Unlike other countries, Angola has fewer holidays and celebrations. One such festival is the Lubango Festival, which is based on the festival of Our Lady of the Hill. Usually held in the country’s Huila Province, this festival runs for 30 days from the start of August. The celebration features motorbike racing, sports tournament, a Miss […]
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Like every other place, Angola has its unique foods and recipes that are accustomed to the people’s cultures and traditions. Angolan food is mainly a hybrid of African and Portuguese food. Notably, the primary staple ingredients of the country’s food include beans, flour, rice, pork, fish, chicken, various vegetables such as okra, potato and tomatoes.
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Tourism in Angola is a sector with great potential if pushed to optimization. The country’s climate, Geology, and unique features offer great potential for the growth of this industry. Angola’s resources foster the development of eco-tourism, agriculture tourism, environmental tourism, coastal tourism, and rural tourism (Ferreira, 2015). While the country just came out of a
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Location Egypt occupies part of the northeastern corner of Africa and borders the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez to the east, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. Egypt’s eastern portion, the Sinai Peninsula rests in Western Asia in the Middle East. It should be noted that the country shares
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In recent years, Egypt’s economy has had a lot of peaks and valleys. Nevertheless, in spite of the fact that things seemed to be in such a dangerous position at one time, the economy of the nation and the political situation there are going in the direction of recovery (Allam et al., 2020). The overwhelming
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Tourism is a vital aspect of the Egyptian economy. The sector experienced its peak in 2010, were it served more than 14.7 million visitors and constituted 12% of the country’s workforce. During that period, this sector had an annual revenue of about 12.5 billion dollars and contributed to more than 14.4% of the country’s overall
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Egypt is a country dominated by Islamic communities and the dressing code is more lenient than other Islamic countries but still very clear when it comes to places like mosques, monasteries, churches etc. Women are required to wear clothes that cover their shoulders and knees except when they are on the beach and men are
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Like many other facets of their being, Egyptians have also maintained their culture through foods and recipes. The majority of their foods are representative of their culture and rich history. Their dishes are also highly diverse contrary to popular opinion. The Egyptian Falafel makes the top of the list, popularly known as Ta’meya. Ta’meya is
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Egypt has a rich culture that has been passed on for millenniums since the era of pharaohs. Over the years, however, the country has also integrated foreign culture into its practices. For around three millenniums, Egypt has focused on nurturing their pharaohs’ cult and constructing imposing stone structures, otherwise known as the sole survivors of
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