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Please elaborate on "White Africa" and "Black Africa".

White Africa is Arab Africa, which refers to Africa north of the central Sahara Desert; Black Africa is sub-Saharan Africa, which refers to Africa south of the central Sahara Desert.

White Africa: the inhabitants are mainly Arabs and Berbers, who speak Arabic and believe in Islam. Its historical and cultural development is different from that of the black people in the south. One of the birthplaces of world civilization, as early as the third millennium BC began to emerge as a unified slave state. When the Arabs moved in in the seventh century A.D., they brought with them the influence of Arab culture and Islam.

Black Africa: Commonly known as "Black Africa", meaning "home of the black race". It is the home of the Negro race, and the black race still accounts for the majority of its inhabitants. Its historical and cultural development is different from that of the Arabs and Berbers north of the desert.

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White Africa compared to Black Africa. p>Differences in White Africa compared to Black Africa:

The main ethnic groups are white, mostly Arabs, and the indigenous Berbers of North Africa, who are also white, which may have something to do with the environment in which they live. Most of the Arabs are Muslims and quite a few are Christian.

Their way of life is colored by the culture of Islam. They **** with a louder voice on the world political stage and are able to resist the hold of powerful nations more effectively.

Their traditional dress is a white tunic, a tweed cloak, black lantern pants, a white or chequered hijab or head wrap, and a veil for women going out in most areas. Women like to wear jewelry such as rings, necklaces or nose rings, and some also dye their foreheads, necks, lips, cheeks, breasts, and feet with blue patterns.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Arab Africa

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