Africana

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Africana may refer to:

People

• Cornelia Africana, daughter of Scipio Africanus
• Cornelia Africana Major (born c. 201 BCE), first daughter of Aemilia Tertia and Scipio Africanus

In arts and entertainment

Music

• Africana, album by Chaino
• Africana, album by Teresa De Sio
• "Africana", song by Romanian singer Delia Matache

Publications

• Encyclopedia Africana (1999), a compendium of Africana studies
• Philosophia Africana, a peer-reviewed academic journal of Africana philosophy established in 1998
• Polyglotta Africana, an 1854 study comparing 156 African languages

Other uses

• Africana studies, the study of the histories, politics and cultures of peoples of African origin
• Africana Museum (now MuseuMAfricA), historical museum in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Africana (sheep), a breed of domesticated sheep found in Colombia and Venezuela
• Galinha à Africana, a barbecued chicken dish of Portuguese origin
• Hotel Africana, hotel in Kampala, Uganda
• HMSAS Africana, World War II South African minesweeper

See also

• Africanae (disambiguation)
• Africanis, a group of South African dogs not recognised as a breed
• Africanum
• Africanus (disambiguation)