History connected by place and time
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North Africa
Mediterranean worlds, Saharan exchange and Nile civilisations.
View connected stories →West Africa
Sahelian empires, forest kingdoms and Atlantic societies.
View connected stories →Central Africa
Congo Basin states, trade networks and cultural continuities.
View connected stories →East Africa
Nile, Horn and Swahili histories connected across the Indian Ocean.
View connected stories →Southern Africa
Stone cities, cattle states, migrations and resistance.
View connected stories →African Islands
Island societies linking Africa to global oceanic histories.
View connected stories →An African history timeline
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Koitalel Arap Samoei
Koitalel Arap Samoei was the Nandi Orkoiyot who coordinated a decade of resistance to British intrusion and railway construction in western Kenya.
Mkwawa
Chief Mkwawa built a strong Hehe polity and led one of the most sustained military resistances to German conquest in East Africa.
Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta moved from cultural advocacy and anti-colonial politics to become independent Kenya’s first prime minister and president.
Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere led Tanganyika to independence, forged the union that created Tanzania and became one of Africa’s most influential advocates of liberation and African…
Kingdom of Aksum
An evidence-led introduction to Kingdom of Aksum, its government, economy, culture and historical legacy.
Ethiopian Empire
An evidence-led introduction to Ethiopian Empire, its government, economy, culture and historical legacy.