Trade Markets – The Trans Saharan
The Trans‑Saharan trade was a medieval network of camel‑caravan [...]
The Kingdom of Swaziland – Now Eswatini
In 2018, the Kingdom of Swaziland, one of the world’s [...]
Rebellions: The Maji Maji and The Herero Genocide
Colonial rule in Africa provoked a spectrum of resistance—from localized [...]
The Portuguese Probe West Africa – A Timeline
From the early fifteenth century, Portugal led European exploration along [...]
Colonial Administrative Systems in Africa
The gold and salt economy of medieval West Africa refers to the extensive network of trade routes linking savannah kingdoms...
The Partition of Africa and the Berlin Conference
The gold and salt economy of medieval West Africa refers to the extensive network of trade routes linking savannah kingdoms...
The Gold and Salt Economy of Medieval West Africa
The gold and salt economy of medieval West Africa refers to the extensive network of trade routes linking savannah kingdoms...
Songhai Empire: Military, Governance, and Culture
Spanning roughly from the mid-15th to the late-16th century, the [...]
The Ghana Empire: Origins, Ascendance, and Decline
Spanning from roughly the 3rd to the 13th centuries CE, [...]
Sankofa and its Meaning
The Sankofa symbol, a bird with its mythical origin [...]
