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{{quote|''Darkest Africa is only dark to those wearing blindfolds,''
''to him who cannot think''
''whose brain is hardened and dusty''|Fokofpolisiekar, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}9MdSh8OGCGw "Antibiotika"]'' [Afrikaans]}}
A great favourite of stories involving the Colonial period of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Africa has lent itself well to many stories. Its breadth of landscape includes the immense sandy wasteland, the grassy veldts and savannahs, and thick, treacherous jungle. The history includes the ancient sophistication of the Egyptians, rich ancient kingdoms like Kush and Mali, and mysterious tribal groups— as well as the more recent European colonies and military juntas. And always, there is the wildlife, some of which may be [[Misplaced Wildlife|misplaced]].
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See also [[Ancient Africa]] and [[Africa|Useful Notes: Africa]] as well as [[Jungle Drums]] and [[The Natives Are Restless]]. See [[Bulungi]] for a modern take on this trope.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Pyunma/008's home country looks like this the first time we see it in ''[[Cyborg 009]]'', but in subsequent stories, [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] tried to portray a slightly more realistic version of modern Africa, with cities & cars & things like that (and also changing Pyunma's backsotry from {{spoiler|a former tribal prince turned into}} [[Made a Slave|an ex-slave]] to a former guerrilla fighter caught an injured in a crossfire). Actually [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this trope, with 009 saying that Africa's nothing like what he read about in books when he visits.
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