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The Hausa City States
How the diverse people of Hausaland in northern Nigeria were unified
The Roots of Slavery
The history of Africans as both the enslaved and the enslavers
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The history, practise, and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.
Africa on the Eve of Colonialism
How might Africa have developed had its fate not been taken out of African hands?
The Mfecane
How an 18th Century Zulu king changed the political landscape of South Africa
Partition and Resistance
How and why did Europe decide to impose a political partition on Africa?
Life Under Colonialism
What was life like for African people under European rule?
Challenges to Colonialism
The growing African resistance to racism and colonialism
Independence
How changing political forces in middle of the 20th Century made independence possible.
Apartheid
How apartheid affected the lives of Africans and how was it overcome
The Nation State
Could the new generation of African politicians live up to expectations they had raised?
