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Solar Eclipses in Africa: Complete Guide 2024-2030

Upcoming Solar Eclipses Visible from Africa (2024-2030)

Upcoming African Solar Eclipses

🔭 October 2, 2024 - Annular Solar Eclipse

Visible in: Southern Chile, Argentina, Easter Island • Partial eclipse visible in southern Africa

🔭 August 2, 2027 - Total Solar Eclipse

Major African visibility: The path of totality crosses Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt • Partial eclipse visible across entire continent

🔭 January 26, 2028 - Annular Solar Eclipse

Visible in: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, French Guiana, Portugal, Morocco • Partial eclipse visible in West Africa

🔭 June 1, 2030 - Annular Solar Eclipse

African path: The annular path crosses Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

🔭 November 25, 2030 - Total Solar Eclipse

Southern Africa visibility: The path of totality crosses Namibia, Botswana, South Africa

📖 Historical Eclipse: August 21, 2017

Notable African viewing: West African Cape Verde experienced a nearly 85% total Solar Eclipse during this event.

Africa 2017 Solar Eclipse Map - Historical reference
Africa 2017 Eclipse Map (Historical Reference)
For the August 21, 2017 total Solar Eclipse, the map shows where the partial solar eclipse was visible in Africa. Partial eclipse occurred in North and West Africa with Cape Verde experiencing a nearly 85% total Solar Eclipse. Cabo Verde (formally known as Cape Verde until 2013) is a group of 18 U-shaped islands located off mainland Western Africa in the Atlantic Ocean.

Solar Eclipse Facts

Most calendar years have two solar eclipses. The maximum number of solar eclipses that can take place in the same year is five, but this is rare.
According to NASA calculations, only about 25 years in the past 5,000 years have had five solar eclipses. The last time this happened was in 1935, and the next time will be in 2206.

There are three main types of solar eclipses:
  • Total solar eclipses - Moon completely covers the Sun
  • Partial solar eclipses - Moon partially covers the Sun
  • Annular eclipses - "Ring of fire" when Moon is too far to completely cover Sun
  • Hybrid eclipses - Shifts between total and annular along its path
When Does a Solar Eclipse Occur?
Solar eclipses can only happen around New Moon because of the alignment of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun, which happens at that time. However, this does not mean that eclipses of the Sun happen every New Moon night.
The New Moon and the Sun also have to be near a lunar node, which happens a little less than 6 months apart, and lasts, on average, around 34.5 days. This period is called the eclipse season, and it is the only time that eclipses take place.

Eclipse Viewing Safety

Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection. Use ISO-certified solar viewing glasses or indirect viewing methods to safely observe solar eclipses.

The African Gourmet explores how African food, history, and science intertwine. Here, a plant is a healer, a story is a map, and the kitchen is a laboratory. I’m Ivy — a writer raised by historians, now sharing Africa’s wisdom from the U.S. through cookbooks, cultural research, and storytelling. If you’re curious about where flavor meets memory, you belong here.

Recipes Explain Politics

When Rice Recipes Become Revolution

What if your grandmother's rice recipe could explain the Liberian Rice Riots of 1979?

"In Liberia, rice isn't just food—it's life, identity, and sovereignty. When the government proposed raising rice prices in 1979, they weren't just adjusting economics; they were threatening every grandmother's ability to feed her family according to traditions passed down for generations."

The riot that followed wasn't about politics—it was about the sacred right to cook your family's rice recipe.

The Deeper Recipe

  • Ingredients: Colonial trade patterns + Urbanization + Economic inequality
  • Preparation: Political disconnect from daily survival needs
  • Serving: 40+ deaths, regime destabilization, and a warning about ignoring cultural fundamentals

This is African Gourmet analysis: understanding how the food in grandmother's pot connects to the protests in the streets. The recipes we inherit carry not just flavor, but the entire history of our political and economic struggles.

Read the Rice Riots Analysis → Try Liberian Rice Bread Recipe
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