The ancient Kingdom of Benin in present-day Nigeria was ahead of its time in many ways. The pre-colonial empire was one of the earliest African kingdoms to establish a successful
For Okonkwo, it is “kill or be thought weak.” This legendary novel is set in pre-colonial Nigeria, primarily across nine villages including, but not limited to, Umuofia and Mbaita. Chinua
“The day will come when history will speak… Africa will write its own history… It will be a history of glory and dignity.”
- Patrice Lumumba
Early Life
Patrice Lumumba
Lessons on Purpose, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from Africa’s Bakiga People
In this beautifully written and well-paced book, The Good Life in Traditional Africa, Dominic and Beatrice
On 6 July 1967, Nigeria descended into one of Africa’s most brutal post-independence conflicts. What began as a political crisis quickly turned into a humanitarian catastrophe: the Biafran War,
Nestled strategically along the East African coast, Mombasa is Kenya’s second largest city and a key regional commercial hub. Long before Europeans stormed the region in the 15th century,
Mozambique, a scenic country in Southeast Africa, was one of the last African countries to gain independence from European colonial powers. For nearly 500 years, the Portuguese subjected the people
Muammar Gaddafi was a Libyan revolutionary, soldier and politician who ruled Libya for over four decades. His leadership was marked by radical ideologies, authoritarian control, ambitious pan-African and pan-Arab visions,
When one thinks of secret societies, what usually comes to mind are groups like the age-old Illuminati or the Freemasons. However, in the thick forests of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire, lie two powerful institutions who quietly continue to shape local culture.
The Rwandan Genocide of 1994 is one of the darkest moments in modern history, immortalised in the hearts of those who witnessed it but also to the rest of the
Everyone knows about the Samurai, the class of elite warriors who defended Japan’s honour for hundreds of years. But few know about Yasuke, the mysterious man from Africa who
