The19th-Century Sokoto Jihad: Causes, Course and Impacts
Hunwick (1966) said that the Hausa land before the arrival of Islam was largely a pagan oriented society. There were about fourteen independent kingdoms of Hausa states before the arrival…
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.
Joseph Ki-Zerbo: Biography, Concept of African Personality and the Traditional African Society
Cr: 300 Level Students (2020/21) of the Department of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. Notable students are Oluboyo Ayomide, Omolusi Precious, and others... Given the political thought…
Zikism: Azikiwe’s Political Philosophy
Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1966), usually referred to as “Zik”, was a Nigerian statesman and political leader who served as the first President of Nigeria…
John Philips
Dr John Philip’s Activities at the Cape
The latter part of the 18th century and the early part of the 19th century was a period of church survival in Britain and Europe. It was the age of…
Geography
The Concept and Significance of the Frontier in the History of South Africa, 1652-1800
The concept of the frontier in the history of South Africa was borne out of the insatiable desire of the Boers for various reasons - to trek from the Cape…
The Cape Colony
Effects of the Contacts of the European Settlers on the Africans of South Africa, 1652 and 1800
The Dutch landed at the Cape of South Africa in 1652 under the sponsorship of the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch, having observed that the Cape was suitable for…