Egypt is plainly a part of Africa, and yet this simple truth has been disputed by Western researchers, who tried…
When an unexplained ancient language was discovered on the bandages of a mummy’s wrappings in the 1800s, Egyptologists were perplexed.…
Ironworking in Africa The phrase “Iron Age” is both useful and deceptive as a historical indicator. It suggests a dramatic…
Benin Kingdom The Benin Kingdom was located in the western Niger Delta. A variety of councils and societies made up…
In Christian Ethiopia, a new dynasty came to power in 1270. The “Solomonid” dynasty was founded by Yekuno Amlak and…
Dahomey Empire The Dahomey Empire. The Aja are thought to have moved from Tado (Togo) to southern present-day Benin in…
English bombardment of Paardeberg to capture Cronje in the Boer War, 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an eyewitness illustration The…
Anglo-Zulu war The Anglo-Zulu war effectively ended an autonomous Zulu kingdom and forced the territory and its people into South…
THE RUINS OF WHAT COULD BE ONE OF THE FOUR LOST ANCIENT EGYPTIAN “SUN TEMPLES” WERE FOUND BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATING…
Kanem Kingdom: Parts of the countries of Niger, Chad, Cameroons, and Nigeria were all within the Kanem Kingdom’s vast territory.…