Although most South African parties announced their candidate list for provincial premierships in the 2009 election, the ANC did not.

Although relations were warm with other black African states, since 1965 the orientation of Mauritania's foreign policy has been geared towards relations with North African countries.

Although no longer a member of the OAU ( Organisation of African Unity ) since November 12, 1984 — following the admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as the government of Western Sahara — Morocco remains involved in developing the regional economy, as the city of Casablanca contains North Africa's busiest port and serves as the country's economic center.

Although unproven, many suspect the South African government of responsibility for his death.

Although these probably did not have a direct influence on rap's development in the African American cultural sphere, they paved the way for acceptance of spoken word music in the media market.

Although fewer than 1, 000 Swazis are directly employed in the mining sector, many workers from Swaziland processed timber from the country's extensive pine populations for mines in South Africa, and around 10, 000 – 15, 000 Swazis were employed in South African mines.

Although much of Zanzibar's African population came from the mainland, one group known as Shirazis traces its origins to the island's early Persian settlers.

Although there were initial scandals in his first term, Grant remained popular in the country and was re-elected a second term in 1872. Notable accomplishments as President include policies for the protection of African Americans in the Reconstruction states as well as Native Americans in the West, the Treaty of Washington in 1871, and the Specie Payment Resumption Act in 1875.

Although Wilson promised African Americans ' fair dealing ... in advancing the interests of their race in the United States " the Wilson administration implemented a policy of segregation for federal employees.

Although the positive outcomes of the IDA's efforts in Africa had been historically slow, the large allocation of funding to African countries led to positive outcomes particularly within agriculture and infrastructure development efforts.

Although these alleles have differing frequencies across African, European and Asian populations, there is no evidence of positive selection for them and they do not appear to be associated with the evolution of lighter skin in Eurasian populations.

Although the Great Awakening represented the first time African Americans embraced Christianity in large numbers, Anglican missionaries had long sought to convert blacks, again with the printed as well as the spoken word.

Although opinion among the United Kingdom government, the South African government and the British South Africa Company favoured the union option ( and none tried to interfere in the referendum ), when the referendum was held the results saw 59. 4 % in favour of responsible government for a separate colony and 40. 6 % in favour of joining the Union of South Africa.

Although slavery had been legally abolished in Mozambique by the Portuguese authorities, at the end of the 19th century the Chartered companies enacted a forced labor policy and supplied cheap – often forced – African labor to the mines and plantations of the nearby British colonies and South Africa.

Although all African countries eventually won their independence, it remained difficult for them to become totally independent of their former colonisers.

Although initially successful in this venture, " it was not long before African naval forces were alerted to the new dangers, and the Portuguese ships began to meet strong and effective resistance ", with the crews of several of them being killed by African sailors, whose boats were better equipped at traversing the west African coasts and river systems.

Although Europeans were the market for slaves, Europeans rarely entered the interior of Africa, due to fear of disease and fierce African resistance.

Although it is assumed that most life forms on the island had an African ( or South American ) origin, isolation has allowed old species — elsewhere extinct — to survive and new species unique to the island to evolve.

Although it's the first African country who joined FIFA, but it hasn't made it to the FIFA World Cup except only two times in 1934 and 1990.

Although the nationalist movement appeared less fervent in Cape Verde than in Portugal's other African holdings, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde ( PAIGC, acronym for the Portuguese Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde ) was founded in 1956 by Amílcar Cabral and other pan-Africanists, and many Cape Verdeans fought for independence in Guinea-Bissau.

Although practice varies between different national churches, most Methodist churches annually follow the call of John Wesley for a renewal of their covenant with God.

Although the sale or consumption of commercial alcohol has never been prohibited by law, historically various groups in the UK have campaigned for the prohibition of alcohol, including the Society of Friends ( Quakers ), The Methodist Church and other non-conformist Christians, as well as temperance movements such as Band of Hope and temperance Chartist movements of the 19th century.

Although United Methodist practices and interpretation of beliefs have evolved over time, these practices and beliefs can be traced to the writings of the church's founders, especially John Wesley and Charles Wesley ( Anglicans ), but also Philip William Otterbein and Martin Boehm ( United Brethren ), and Jacob Albright ( Evangelical ).

Although the school taught a variety of liberal arts subjects, it also functioned as an unofficial Methodist seminary.

Although Christian nonconformism was never as strong in South Yorkshire as in the mill towns of West Yorkshire, there are still many Methodist and Baptist churches in the area.

Although only a small town, Wallingford has three ancient churches within the Parish of St Mary-le-More and St Leonard, the home of Wallingford Parish Church Choir, named in 2011 as Britain's favourite church choir, and a modern Roman Catholic church as well as a Quaker Meeting House dating from 1724, Baptist, Methodist and Community churches.

Although it was a Methodist Protestant church in its earlier years, by the 1880s the A. U. M. P.

Although often believed to have been named for the ragtime composer Scott Joplin, who lived in Sedalia, Missouri, Joplin is named for Reverend Harris Joplin, an early settler and the founder of the area's first Methodist congregation.

Although they affiliated the university with the Methodist Episcopal Church, they were committed to non-sectarian admissions, believing that Northwestern should serve all people in the newly developing territory.

Although this was not a split from the Methodist Episcopal Church, it later became a significant branch of the Wesleyan movement in the United States.

Although it ( and the similarly-sized Baptist Chapel ) is a sizeable Grade II listed building the most remarkable fact is the unsupported height rather than length of the walls-one of which collapsed in July 2001 but was rebuilt. Haddenham Museum, which opened in 1998 is housed in the Methodist Chapel schoolroom.

Although the Primitive Methodists were united with the Wesleyan Church to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain in 1932, a separate Wesleyan church continued to function in Manchester Street until 1964, when the congregations were united at Howard Terrace.

Although Pat Nixon was a Methodist, she and her husband attended whichever Protestant Church was nearest to their home, especially after moving to Washington.

Although brought up as a Methodist, she attends the Roman Catholic SS Peter & Paul Church in Pendleton, as her husband is Roman Catholic.

Although the church as an institution was by no means politically radical, many of its members were, and the discipline and eloquence of Methodist local preachers found a ready use in the developing labour movement of the later nineteenth century.

Although the modern US United Methodist Church recognises an order of " lay speakers ", they do not have the authority or the responsibility for leading worship in the same way as a local preacher in Britain.

Although nowadays they have fully assimilated into the Malay-medium national school system and most admit students regardless of gender and background ( some single-sex schools remain ), many of the schools still bear their original names, such as the ones with the names of saints or words such as “ Catholic ”, “ Convent ”, “ Advent ” and “ Methodist ”.

Although he was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, his family soon moved to Memphis where his father was called to pastor an African Methodist Episcopal church.

Although a Presbyterian as late as April 1816, Vesey co-founded a branch of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1817.

Although Woodfull was a devout Methodist, he would show a deep concern in the personal welfare of all players, which extended to finding the location of the nearest Catholic Church for those teammates who followed the religion.

Although the Methodist Conference sanctioned a school in 1873 for the South District the ensuing battle for sites between Galle and Colombo saw Colombo being given preference over Galle.

Although he was raised as a Methodist and taught Bible class as a youth, Sinclair became a forceful critic of religion and the church.

Although students are drawn from predominantly Reformed and Presbyterian church backgrounds, students also come from diverse traditions, including Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, and Roman Catholic.

Although the founders were always loyal to these principles, the immediate catalyst for the College's establishment was perhaps less lofty: by 1882, Methodists believed they had lost control of West Virginia University in Morgantown, leading to an exodus from the state university of Methodist students who now sought an educational alternative.