History

For centuries, the city of Timbuktu, located in the center of present-day Mali in Western Africa, thrived as one of...

Long before—and during— the European colonization of Africa, ancient kingdoms and empires thrived for centuries on the continent. Some were...

The Kissi, Loma, and Bandi people who lived in the present-day border regions of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea introduced...

It is no secret that Nigeria has a lot of tribes. Being the most populous West African country, indigenes of...

Sheikh Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid was the sixth ruler of Zanzibar. A very powerful ruler, it was suspected that he...

Several countries on the African continent have experienced wars and invasions from European powers in one way or the other,...

At the mention of Okomfo Anokye’s name, the common miracle that comes to mind to most people is the chanting...

It is the responsibility of African urbanization scholars, average Nigerians, and policymakers to do more than just pay respects to...

After sailing from Africa, it took between 35 days and 4 months for ships to reach their destination. The period...

Time and time again, the horrifying experiences of enslaved Africans working on plantations in the Americas and other parts of...