African history
- History, Knowledge & Memory
How Colonial Rule Created the Myth of Tribalism
Few words are invoked as casually in discussions about Africa as “tribalism.” It appears in headlines, policy briefings, and foreign…
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Why Western Media Still Struggles to Explain African Conflicts
When violence erupts somewhere on the African continent, the explanation often comes quickly and sounds familiar. Ethnic tensions. Tribal rivalries.…
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Why “Tribalism” Is a Colonial Invention, Not an African Tradition
“Tribalism” is one of the most common explanations offered whenever Africa’s political tensions or conflicts are discussed. It appears in…
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Africa Had Complex Borders Before Colonialism — We Just Didn’t Draw Them on European Maps
One of the most enduring ideas about Africa’s past is that before colonialism, the continent was largely borderless — a…
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Mansa Musa Was Richer Than Bezos — But Why Don’t Our Textbooks Say His Name?
In 2019, Jeff Bezos was declared the richest man in the world with a fortune of $117 billion. But seven…
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Rare Gabon burial cave sheds light on little known period in African history
Hundreds of mediaeval artefacts are scattered with human remains at the bottom of a cave in the southeast of the…
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Ancient African coin found in Australia predates British explorers
AN ANCIENT coin from a medieval African city has been found over 10,000km away on a beach in Australia -…
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Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the…
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Bound Bodies Of African Slaves Discovered In Portuguese Trash Dump
The skeletons come from the site of Valle da Gafaria, which was located outside the Medieval walls of the port…
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How a 200-Year-Old Pipe Connects Maryland and Sierra Leone
Genetics has many stories to tell about enslaved people.
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Forgotten Crimes – The African Holocaust
We remind ourselves of the tragedies of our past history not only to keep the remembrance of the victims alive…
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The Black Africans Who Ruled Europe From 711 To 1789
Black German Scholar, Ulrich Von Hutten in 1517, scolding a Cardinal for misbehaviour. – The Spanish occupation by the Moors…
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The Shocking Lynching of Will Brown 100 Years Ago
Until the killing of black men, black mothers' sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the…
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Germans In Namibia: Apartheid Part 2
https://youtu.be/mqERf5URnxQ Namibians say their fight for independence won’t be over until Africa’s resources are in the hands of Africans.
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Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire
Historian Robin Walker shares his insights on life in pre-colonial Africa and compiling his new book about the Songhai Empire
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