Featured series of articles based on history themes
The Somali Dervish Movement: Faith, Resistance, and the Fight
The Somali Dervish Movement was one of the longest [...]
The Ashanti Resistance: Defiance Against British Expansion
The Ashanti Kingdom, centered in present day Ghana, was [...]
Cecil Rhodes: Empire, Ideology, and His Lasting Impact on Africa
Cecil John Rhodes was a British mining magnate, politician, [...]
Leopold II of Belgium and the Congo Free State
King Leopold II of Belgium engineered one of the most [...]
Rebellions: The Aba Women’s War (1929)
The Aba Women’s War of 1929 was one of the [...]
Rebellions: The Mau Mau Uprising Rebellion
The Mau Mau Rebellion (c. 1952–1960) was a major anti [...]
Trade Markets – The Swahili Coast Ports
The Swahili coast ports were a network of autonomous, [...]
Trade Markets – The Trans Saharan
The Trans‑Saharan trade was a medieval network of camel‑caravan [...]
King Lalibela – A Biography
Lalibela was a Zagwe dynasty king credited with commissioning the [...]
Sundiata Keita – A Biography
Sundiata Keita (c. 1217–c. 1255) founded the Mali Empire and, [...]
