The history of diplomacy demonstrates change and continuity from its early beginning to 1815. As states began to evolve in Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, the present…
The Yoruba people are a dominant ethnic group in modern-day Nigeria. The history of the Yoruba people basically starts in the ancient and legendary city of Ile-Ife. Mythical Origins of…
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…
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 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…
The Dutch East India Company tried to stop the movement of the European settlers into the interior, but this attempt proved to be an uphill task. Throughout its period of…
White settlement at the Cape Colony of South Africa as we have discussed earlier was a product of necessity. The white settlement was originally scheduled to be merely a refreshment…
The Dutch East India Company was formed in Holland and it was granted a charter in 1602 from the States-General. (The States-General was the government of the United Provinces –…
The Dutch settlement at the Cape was a product of circumstances. From available historical records, a voyage from Europe to the Indies by the sea in the seventeenth century took…
Over the years, the unusual lifestyle of President Jose Mujica has become a center of discussion among people that know about his simplistic and contented lifestyle. It's very unusual to…
Apart from the African groups that were already present in Southern Africa by 1800, there was also a considerable European presence in this part of the African continent. Although restricted…
Written by Omolewa Taiwo, student of History and International Studies, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. Igbo Settlements "Igbo settlement, extends east and west in the Niger-Delta region which is…
The Geography The southernmost part of Africa under discussion is bordered in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south from Cape Town up to the east by the…
Introduction A clear understanding of the geography of South Africa throws much light on its historical development. For instance, the attraction of the Europeans to the Cape as well as…
The African debt crisis and the root causes can be dated back to the era of the slave trade and the colonial era when Europeans exploited Africa’s resources and in…