History, Knowledge & Memory
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa, bordering Niger in the north, Chad in…
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Paulette Nardal
Paulette Nardal (12 October 1896 – 16 February 1985) was an Afro-Martiniquais writer and journalist and one of the drivers…
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Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa, also called the Partition of Africa or the Conquest of Africa, was the invasion, occupation, division,…
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Sea of Zanj
The Sea of Zanj (Arabic: بحر زنج) is a former name for that portion of the western Indian Ocean adjacent…
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Ashanti Empire
The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman) was an Akan empire and kingdom from 1670 to 1957 in what is now…
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Bantu peoples
Bantu are the speakers of Ntu languages, comprising several hundred indigenous ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa, spread over a vast…
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Kongo Civil War
The Kongo Civil War (1665–1709) was an internal conflict between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo. The war waged…
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Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone…
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West Africa
West Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries
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Afro-Russians
Afro-Russians are people of recent African descent or those who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations…
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Afro-Turks
Afro-Turks are people of Zanj (Bantu) descent in Turkey. Like the Afro-Abkhazians, they trace their origin to the Ottoman slave…
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Ambazonia
Ambazonia, also known as Amba Land, is a secessionist entity claiming the Anglophone portions of Cameroon as its territory. The…
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Enslaved African math ‘god’ that stunned White people with his intellect
– Thomas Fuller was an enslaved African math genius – He became known as the ”Virginia Calculator” because of his…
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Thomas Fuller (mental calculator)
Thomas Fuller (1710 – December 1790), also known as “Negro Tom” and the “Virginia Calculator“, was an enslaved African renowned…
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Abkhazians of African descent
The ethnic origin of the Abkhazians of African descent—and how Africans arrived in Abkhazia—is still a matter of dispute among…
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