From 1870 to 1914, driven by the great force and hunger of the Second Industrial Revolution, European colonisation of Africa developed rapidly, as the major European powers partitioned …

4 天之前 · In the northeast, Africa was joined to Asia by the Sinai Peninsula until the construction of the Suez Canal. Paradoxically, the coastline of Africa—18,950 miles (30,500 km) in …

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's …

Each stage in the development of humankind can be traced in the African record. The ancient civilization of Egypt flourished there. In the classical world of Greece and Rome, Africa was …

Africa is the setting for the long dawn of human history. From about four million years ago ape-like creatures walk upright on two feet in this continent. Intermediate between apes and men, they …

Chapter one of this book presents a synopsis of the sources of the African history, followed by a selection of sixteen chapters. Each of these chapters begins with a short introduction unifying …

Widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind, Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonization and Apartheid.

Africa’s first great historical kingdom, Egypt, arose along the Nile c. 3000 bce and flourished for nearly 3,000 years. The Phoenicians established a colony at Carthage and controlled the …

The Story of Africa tells the history of the continent from an African perspective. Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the...

Through its General History of Africa (GHA), in 11 volumes, UNESCO has developed better knowledge of the history and culture of Africans and peoples of African descent, …