The Prevalence of Temperate Climates in Capital Cities across Africa: The African Union, the African Diaspora, and Africa’s Development — Oak Academic Publishing
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The Prevalence of Temperate Climates in Capital Cities across Africa: The African Union, the African Diaspora, and Africa’s Development
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA
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Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of the Gambia, Faraba Banta, The Gambia
1 Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA
2 Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of the Gambia, Faraba Banta, The Gambia
This study examines the prevalence of temperate climates in capital cities/regions across Africa. Sixteen (27.6%) of the 58 capital cities/regions in Africa have elevation levels of 1000 meters or higher, ranging from 1011 meters to 2405 meters. Of 40 capital cities/regions in Africa, 17 (42.5%) have very pleasant average annual maximum daytime temperatures ranging from 73.04 degrees to 83.12 degrees. For the minimum annual nighttime temperatures, 21 (52.5% out of 40) capital cities/regions have temperatures ranging from 51.6 degrees to 69.62 degrees; and 10 (25%) have temperatures in the 50s, ranging from 51.6 degrees to 59.18 degrees. Of 39 capital cities/regions in Africa with available annual rainfall data, 8 (20.5%) have 100 days or more of rainfall, ranging from 114 days in Kigali, Rwanda, to 162 days in Conakry, Guinea (the highest on the mainland of Africa), and 178 days in Port Louis, Mauritius (an island nation); and 27 (69.2%) have 50 days or more of rainfall. In 10 (17.2%) of the 58 capital cities/regions in Africa, the temperature rarely goes below 70 degrees; and in 17 (29.3%) of them the temperature rarely goes below the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Of the 35 capital cities/regions with available annual sunshine hours data, only 5 (14.3%) are below 2000 hours; and 10 (28.6%) with annual sunshine hours of 3000 or more. Of 32 capital cities/regions with available annual humidity data, 9 (28.1%) have figures ranging from 29% to 59 percent. Of 34 capital cities/regions with available annual precipitation data, 15 (44.1%) have figures of 1000 or more, ranging from 1004 to 2876. The study recommends that the African union lead the way to prepare for the movement of people in Africa and the African diaspora to capital cities/regions in Africa, as they are among the areas with temperate climates. Both the African Union and the United States government must work to promote interreligious dialogue in Africa, since Christians are now the majority in Africa, and most of the Black people relocating to Africa from the United States are also Christians.
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