Which preposition to use with africa

in Occurrences 66%

He was consecrated in June, 1884; and, after visiting Palestine to confirm the churches there, he arrived in Frere Town on the west coast of Africa in January, 1885, and spent several months of useful work in organising.

to Occurrences 61%

Having sent his wife and family to England, he determined to find a way from the centre of Africa to the West Coast.

for Occurrences 36%

She had been in Africa for twelve years.

with Occurrences 35%

Africa fell to the lot of Tiberius Claudius, who was to cross over into Africa with a fleet of fifty ships, all quinqueremes, and have an equal command with Scipio.

from Occurrences 27%

By this time the whole Mediterranean Sea, which, with the Arabian Gulf, was seen to separate Africa from Europe and Asia, was full in our view.

as Occurrences 20%

In the year 1840 David Livingstone, being then just over twenty-seven years old, went out to South Africa as a missionary.

at Occurrences 17%

Cæsar overwhelms the Pompeians in Africa at the battle of Thapsus; Juba, King of Numidia, on the defeat, takes his own life.

on Occurrences 15%

By this means, the Dekhan on the one hand, and South Africa on the other, became connected with the Miocene dry land and with one another.

into Occurrences 14%

Immigrant Wanyamwezi, enlisted in British East Africa into our King's African Rifles, do not hesitate to fight against their blood brothers.

by Occurrences 14%

Unconscious doubling of the southern extremity of Africa by Bartholomew Diaz; he gives it the name of Cabo Tormentoso (Cape Stormy), afterward called the Cape of Good Hope.

under Occurrences 12%

And closely connected with this function of controlling the arms trade is another great necessity of Africa under "tutelage," and that is the necessity of a common collective agreement not to demoralize the native population.

of Occurrences 11%

And honour to those who, as in Africa of late, put down those foul deeds, wheresoever they are done; who, at the risk of their own lives, dare free the captives from their chains; and who, if interfered with in their pious work, dare execute on armed murderers and manstealers the vengeance of a righteous God.

than Occurrences 9%

And unquestionably they can be bought cheaper in Africa than in Virginia.

during Occurrences 8%

"With regard to the antiquity and spread of the feast, it was unknown in North Africa during the third century, for Tertullian makes no reference to it; and even in the time of St. Augustine, it was rejected by the Donatists as an oriental novelty.

without Occurrences 6%

That they should not carry on war in or out of Africa without the permission of the Roman people.

among Occurrences 4%

These wonderful results are the fruits of the partition of Africa among the European states.

within Occurrences 4%

Those who chose to depart for Africa within three years should be provided with a passage for themselves and their effects, free of charge, from whatever port they should prefer.

about Occurrences 4%

Everywhere people were talking of this great man who had given his life to tell the people of Africa about the Saviour.

between Occurrences 4%

The gist of the Labour proposal is an international control of Africa between the Zambesi and the Sahara.

after Occurrences 4%

The growing interest of this sect in the Negroes was shown later by the development in 1713 of a definite scheme for freeing and returning them to Africa after having been educated and trained to serve as missionaries on that continent.

up Occurrences 2%

And a Concise Account of the Geographical Researches in Eastern Africa up to the Discovery of the Uyenycsi by Dr. Livingstone, in September last.

before Occurrences 2%

[Footnote 031: We would not wish to be understood, that slavery was unknown in Africa before the piratical expeditions of the Portuguese, as it appears from the Nubian's Geography, that both the slavery and commerce had been established among the natives with one another.

amongst Occurrences 2%

Besides, that it is a standing and deep reproach on Southern chastity, it is not a little embarrassing and puzzling to those who have received the doctrine, that the descendants of Africa amongst us must be returned to the land of their ancestors.

through Occurrences 1%

Many innovations of this domestic sort are introduced from Europe into North Africa through the instrumentality of native Jews.

like Occurrences 1%

I never thought of course that he would rush off to Africa like this, and although I feel I was perfectly right and should act in the very same way againstillwell, there is no use talking about it, dearest Mammaand please don't write me a sermon on wifely duty and submissionbecause it will only make me worse.

Which preposition to use with  africa