来自腓尼基语afar, 指尘土，沙土。原仅指北非一小片区域，后指整个非洲大陆。

1. And a number of African countries, too, are slipping through the net.

并且一些非洲国家也被漏掉了。

2. The African National Congress threatened to withdraw from the talks.

非洲国民大会威胁要退出会谈。

3. Contemporary African cinema has much to offer in its vitality and freshness.

当代非洲电影在活力和新颖性上颇足称道。

4. They flew the flag of the African National Congress.

他们升起非洲人国民大会的旗帜。

5. The South African mailboat arrived on Friday mornings unless bad weather intervened.

除非受恶劣天气干扰，南非邮船一般在星期五上午抵达。