Historical map of Africa circa 1400
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Diachronic map showing pre-colonial cultures of Africa (spanning roughly 500 BC to 1500 AD)
Africa before the colonial partition c. 1870
European territorial claims of Africa in 1913
Colonial possesions in Africa in 1930
The decolonization of Africa followed World War II as colonized peoples agitated for independence and colonial...
Dates of independence of African countries. - UN considers Sahara as a colony.
Australopithecine in Africa
The Bantu are thought to have originated from the the area of Nigeria/Cameroon, and started their...
The Atlantic slave trade, also known as the transatlantic slave trade, was the trading, primarily of...
Ghana Empire at its Greatest Extent.
The Mali Empire or Manding Empire or Manden Kurufa 1235-1546
The Songhai Empire was the largest and last of the three major pre-colonial empires to emerge in West Africa.
