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Legend of Africa: King Moshoeshoe I, wise & brave warrior who founded Lesotho

Legend of Africa: King Moshoeshoe I, wise & brave warri...

Moshoeshoe I, the founder and king of the Basotho Kingdom (current-day LESOTHO),...

Africa for Africans: Tanzania’s Maji Maji resistance war against Germany colonizers

Africa for Africans: Tanzania’s Maji Maji resistance wa...

The Maji Maji Rebellion, was an armed rebellion Africans against German colonial...

1960, Jaja Wachuku, Nigeria’s Ambassador to UN slept during UN meeting for being ignored

1960, Jaja Wachuku, Nigeria’s Ambassador to UN slept du...

Jaja Anucha Wachuku, a Royal Prince of Ngwaland and “descendant of 20 generation...

Yohannes IV: An extraordinary military leader & Emperor of Ethiopia [1872–1889]

Yohannes IV: An extraordinary military leader & Emperor...

Yohannes IV, a nobleman by birth, a cleric by education, a zealot by faith, mora...

Swahili Coast, East African trade center that controlled Asia & Africa trade 12 – 15th CE

Swahili Coast, East African trade center that controlle...

From the 8th century, the Swahili Coast on the East African coast was a location...

Thomas Fuller: Unbelievable fastest human calculator  1710-1790

Thomas Fuller: Unbelievable fastest human calculator 1...

Thomas Fuller, an African sold into slavery in 1724 at the age of 14, was someti...

Kingdom of Kerma – Ancient Sudan [over 5500 years ago]

Kingdom of Kerma – Ancient Sudan [over 5500 years ago]

Kerma, also known as Karmah, is a historically significant archaeological site. ...

Kingdom of Mauretania, presen-day Algeria & Morocco. Influenced Roman Empire [225 BC]

Kingdom of Mauretania, presen-day Algeria & Morocco. In...

The Kingdom of Mauretania was founded in the third century BC, approximately 225...

The original Buddha was wearing the hairstyle known today as Bantu knots [15th century BC]

The original Buddha was wearing the hairstyle known tod...

Bantu knots are a protective hairstyle in which the hair is repeatedly sectioned...

Did you know that African warriors could see, smell & hear over 3.5 miles away?

Did you know that African warriors could see, smell & h...

The sense of smell, seeing and hearing in humans is more powerful than we think....

Africa’s Sahara Desert is more times bigger than United States of America

Africa’s Sahara Desert is more times bigger than United...

Sahara Desert The Sahara is a desert on the African continent. With an area of 9...

Jolof Empire, one of the great ancient African Empires 1350 – 1549

Jolof Empire, one of the great ancient African Empires ...

The Jolof Empire, also known as the Wolof or Wollof Empire, was a West African s...

Traditional Fulani hairstyles that existed for centuries

Traditional Fulani hairstyles that existed for centuries

This tribe has a highly rich culture, and they know how to put up a stunning app...

The history of Queen Nyabinghi, Shamanic priestess of East Africa

The history of Queen Nyabinghi, Shamanic priestess of E...

Nyabinghi or Nyabingi was a queen in Rwandan, Ugandan, and Tanzanian history. Mu...

Ethiopia celebrates New Year in September. Seven to eight years behind rest of the world

Ethiopia celebrates New Year in September. Seven to eig...

Enkutatash is a public holiday in coincidence of New Year in Ethiopia and Eritre...

Ethiopia minted its own coins over 1,500 years ago

Ethiopia minted its own coins over 1,500 years ago

The Aksumite currency was created and used in the Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), wh...

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