We investigate the role of deeply-rooted pre-colonial ethnic institutions in shaping comparative regional development within African countries. We combine information on the spatial distribution of ...

Topics covered include pre-colonial African kingdoms, the ‘Scramble for Africa; white settler culture and the colonial state; the origins of apartheid South Africa; indirect rule and Chiefs;; the Mau ...

Prominent among these Sudanic states was the Soninke Kingdom of Ancient ... the first black African nation to gain its independence from colonial rule they named their new country after ancient ...

Starting in the medieval period, a series of powerful kingdoms developed in West Africa. These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and ...

Pan-Africanist adherents deliberately mislead the world by creating an impression that pre-colonial Africa was a united ... were acknowledged amongst various kingdoms and queendoms.

Topics covered include pre-colonial African kingdoms, the ‘Scramble for Africa; white settler culture and the colonial state; the origins of apartheid South Africa; the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya; the ...