African history

A culinary expedition celebrating cooking from across the African continentAfricana travels the continent showcasing its vibrant and varied cuisines that are rich in flavour, diverse in culture and steeped in tradition.

The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a royal African dynastyIt is 1797 and the African kingdom of Segu, born of blood and violence, is at the height of its power.

From the award-winning author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia comes a new journey, following four 19th century elephants marched from the East African coast towards Congo to tell a heartbreaking story of folly and colonial greed.

In this spellbinding memoir, popular CNN anchor Zain Asher pays tribute to her mother's strength and determination to raise four successful children in the shadow of tragedy.

In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century.

Betrayed by his own government and exiled from his home, Edward Mutesa—the legendary 'King Freddie'—symbolized the struggle for Ugandan identity.

Cuna de numerosas civilizaciones, 54 estados, mas de mil millones de habitantes.

Freiheit wurde nicht gewahrt - sie wurde erkampft.

In 1884, diplomats gathered in Berlin to divide a continent they did not own.

In the winter of 1962, a single joke shared among schoolgirls in a remote boarding school triggered an event that defied all medical logic.

Over seven centuries ago, a young legal scholar from Tangier set out on a pilgrimage-only to embark on one of the greatest exploratory odysseys in human history.

Long before caravans carved their paths into Africa's Golden Ages, a small band of early travelers dared to confront a world no human had ever crossed-the vast, unforgiving Sahara in its most ancient form.

What happens when a journey into the geographic unknown becomes a voyage into the darkest depths of the human soul?

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Slavery in the early modern era was not incidental to colonial expansion-it was the foundation.

In the parched savanna of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, where the sun bleaches the South East District and the Notwane River is more a memory than a flow, a vision took root in 1936.

Discover the profound mysteries of the human mind as understood by the ancient Egyptians.

What can be learned from black South Africans who achieved success before South Africa became a democracy in 1994?

A bold and innovative social history, The Seed Is Mine concerns the disenfranchised blacks who did so much to shape the destiny of South Africa.

The battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on 16 December 1838 has long been regarded as a critical moment in the history of South Africa.

Volume 2 of Three Wise Monkeys explores Catholic Mozambique's role in the leisure economy of Protestant South Africa, as a place where bachelor miners and Randlords alike could project their fantasies of subtropical exotica, whether in the raucous bars and brothels of the port or in the development of the upmarket Polana Hotel and the vision of segregated 'tourist zones' for race-conscious Rand holidaymakers.

Volume 1 of Three Wise Monkeys explores the Portuguese colonisation of Mozambique, and the gradual transformation of the colony into a reservoir of cheap labour, first during the Atlantic slave trade and then during the rise of the voracious Rand mining industry.

Over the years, many have signed up for the South African Special Forces selection course but only a select few have ever passed.

In The Last Hurrah, Graham Viney has written a fascinating account of a pivotal moment in South African history.

The Dead Will Arise tells the story of Nongqawuse, the young Xhosa girl whose prophecy of the resurrection of the dead lured an entire people to death by starvation.

Southern Africa's first people communities are the groups of hunter-gatherers and herders, representing the oldest human lineages in Africa, who migrated from as far as East Africa to settle in what is now Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.

In January 1900, galvanised by the daring of the Boers in taking on imperial Britain, the young Russian officer Yevgeny Avgustus set off for the Transvaal to fight in the Anglo-Boer War.

In die vroeë 1940's het die charismatiese Hans van Rensburg duisende volgelinge na die Ossewabrandwag gelok en die regering van Jan Smuts gekonfronteer oor sy deelname aan die Tweede Wêreldoorlog.

"Hy was een van die grootste geeste ter wêreld.

The story of the intelligence war in South Africa during the Second World War is one of suspense, drama and dogged persistence.

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Sansibar boomt als Urlaubsdestination, seit die Insel 2020 fur coronafrei erklart wurde und damit Tausende TouristInnen anlockte, die Infrastruktur und Leben der Einheimischen auf den Kopf stellten.

Khalid ibn Hamid and the Great Berber Revolt of 740 ADIn 740 AD, a Zenata Berber chieftain named Khalid ibn Hamid al-Zanati led a coalition of North African tribes in one of the most consequential military campaigns of the medieval world, and then vanished from history as completely as he had entered it.

About the book: Our Black identity is under siege.

The Untapped Treasures of Africa: Beyond the Known, Within the Continent is a thought-provoking exploration of Africa's vast natural wealth and the paradox of persistent poverty.

Nyerere: The Father of Tanzania and the Vision of Freedom tells the remarkable story of a man who believed that true independence was not simply the removal of colonial rule, but the awakening of human dignity.

Patrice Lumumba was more than the first Prime Minister of an independent Congo.

The Assyrian Empire was one of the most powerful and formidable civilizations of the ancient world, dominating the Near East through military strength, advanced administration, and cultural achievements.

Discover Liberia: A Journey Through Our History and Culture takes readers on a powerful and enlightening exploration of one of West Africa's most unique and resilient nations.

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of ancient Egypt, remains one of history's most fascinating and powerful women.

 The Journey of the HornWhen the name Somalia is mentioned, it evokes images of a land rich in heritage, resilience, and a complex tapestry of history.

In this book we list and outline our African heroes, our African liberators, those that influenced or encourage fight minority rule, or those that are still influencing Pan-Africanism across the African continent, those that fought against apartheid and those that pushed for oneness & unity in Africa.

From the early years of independence to the present day, military takeovers have repeatedly reshaped governments, interrupted democratic processes, and redefined the relationship between power and the state across the continent.