African History and historiography from the earliest time to the present, as well as summarised blog posts with the tag, “African History Timeline”

Africa is the continent with the first civilisation in the world. There are many works of African scholars to confirm this statement. Africa is the mother and cradle of all the continents.

While there are a lot of history websites that publish numerous works on African history and trends in Africa that are worthy of historical study, there are tens of thousands of many other things that are yet to be discovered or yet to be put to the world to appreciate.

Firstly, you will be reading simple but understandable articles about African history in this category and also a series of notable events in African history in summarised blog posts.

The very aim of this category is to be a very strong internet library for lovers of African history.

Read more about the article 1902: South African Peace Agreement
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Anglo Boer War, British soldiers fixing bayonets to repell an attack from the trenches around Ladysmith, South Africa. Getty Image

1902: South African Peace Agreement

On May 31st the Boers and the British signed the Peace of Vereeniging. The agreement was an acknowledgement, and confirmation of the British rule over South Africa.

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Read more about the article 1901: The Boers Began Guerilla War
The British army retreating from Tugela River under heavy fire from the Boer’s at the Battle of Colenso of the Second Boer War in South Africa. Vintage etching circa 19th century. cr: Getty Images

1901: The Boers Began Guerilla War

The Boer War broke out on a full scale in 1900. It was fought between Great Britain and the Boars of Transvaal (South Africa) and the nearby Orange Free State.…

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Read more about the article 1900: The Boer War
The British army retreating from Tugela River under heavy fire from the Boer’s at the Battle of Colenso of the Second Boer War in South Africa. Vintage etching circa 19th century. cr: Getty Images

1900: The Boer War

The Boer War broke out on a full scale in 1900. It was fought between Great Britain and the Boars of Transvaal (South Africa) and the nearby Orange Free State.…

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Tanzania

Tanzania was established on 26 April 1964 as a result of the merger of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The name of the African country was created from the combination of specific…

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Read more about the article The Boer War of 1899-1902
Vintage engraving of a scene from the Anglo Boer War, British soldiers fixing bayonets to repell an attack from the trenches around Ladysmith, South Africa. Getty Image

The Boer War of 1899-1902

In October 1899, the Boer War began. The South African Boer War started between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Boer War: Causes…

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The Sokoto Caliphate

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The Sokoto Caliphate was established in 1805. It was the largest state in West Africa during the 19th Century that stayed for about one hundred years and bequeathed a number…

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