In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans arrived on the scene. It was driven by the sultanates of the Middle East. African slaves ended up as sailors in Persia ...

The history of Black Africa will remain suspended ... Cheikh Anta Diop argues that: As humankind began in East Africa it was likely that people were black skinned. People populated other ...

North African cities like Kairouan and Cairo became intellectual hubs, fostering advancements in mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. East African city-states (Kilwa, Mombasa, Zanzibar ...

In Tanzania Tundu Lissu, the opposition leader, was arrested on April 9th. The charge sheet cites comments he made ...

In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics ... appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called the East African Rift. "It marked the start of a long process in which ...

The growth and decline of the seaports on the East African coast and interaction between the Bantu, Arabs, Persians, Indians, and Europeans represents a significant cultural and economic phase in the ...

The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40  million Fulani people across ...

In contrast to North Africa, East Africa was never subject to one wide, sweeping Muslim takeover. Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date ...

To the Ends of the Earth: East Africa is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

An exhibition that tells the stories of African people who lived in the East End of London during the time of the transatlantic slave trade has gone on show at Tower Hamlets Town Hall. The ...

The exhibition is on show at Tower Hamlets Town Hall until 29 March An exhibition that tells the stories of African people who lived in the East End of London during the time of the transatlantic ...