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Bantu Expansion
Kathryn M. de Luna
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2014-11-25
Bantu Expansion Introduction The Bantu languages, a closely-knit family of 440 to 680 languages (depending on how one distinguishes between a ...
Benin (Dahomey)
Mathurin C. Houngnikpo
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2015-05-29
Benin (Dahomey) Introduction Benin is the site of the former West African kingdom of Dahomey that gained prominence around 1600. The kingdom b...
Boer War
Bill Nasson
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2021-09-22
Boer WarGeneral IntroductionThe Boer War of 1899–1902, also termed the Anglo-Boer War or South African War, was waged by Britain to establish its impe...
Botswana (Bechuanaland)
John D. Holm
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Botswana (Bechuanaland)IntroductionBotswana became independent in 1966. Previously, it was a protectorate of the United Kingdom, which ruled the terri...
Brink, André
Isidore Diala
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2017-05-24
André BrinkIntroductionAndré Philippus Brink (b. 1935—d. 2015) is acclaimed as one of South Africa’s foremost writers. Internationally renowned noveli...
British Colonial Rule in Sub-Saharan Africa
Timothy H. Parsons
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
British Colonial Rule in Sub-Saharan Africa Introduction The British Empire in Africa went through several distinct phases. From the heyday of...
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)
Mahir Şaul
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2015-06-29
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) Introduction Burkina Faso is a landlocked country between the Sahel and Sudanic belts of West Africa. It has a popu...
Burundi
Patricia Daley
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Burundi Introduction The modern state of Burundi is one of the few African states that have retained its territorial integrity from the precol...
Cameroon
Benedict Nantang Jua
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
CameroonIntroductionThe Republic of Cameroon, nested between West and Central Africa, covers an area of 183,520 square miles and shares borders with C...
Cape Verde
Isabel Rodrigues
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
Cape Verde Introduction Independent from Portugal since 5 July 1975, the Republic of Cape Verde, or simply Cabo Verde as the country is genera...
Central African Republic
Richard Bradshaw, Juan Fandos-Rius
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Central African Republic Introduction The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country slightly larger than France located north of ...
Children and Childhood
Steve Howard
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Children and Childhood Introduction African society is structured largely around the lives of its children. Across the continent, children rep...
China in Africa
Meine Pieter van Dijk
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2017-10-25
China in AfricaIntroductionThe presence of China in Africa has increased rapidly, as measured by the number of Chinese living in Africa or the quantit...
Christianity, African
Thomas Spear
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
African ChristianityIntroductionChristianity in Africa goes back to the earliest days of the church, when it spread along the Mediterranean and Red Se...
Cinema and Television
James M. Burns
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2019-03-27
Cinema and TelevisionIntroductionThe history of moving images in Africa dates to the late 19th century, when the first films premiered in South Africa...
Cocoa
Pius Nyambara, Takesure Taringana
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2021-06-23
CocoaIntroductionCocoa production has, over the years since its discovery, assumed an important role in shaping the economic, social, and political st...
Coetzee, J.M.
Sue Kossew
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2014-10-28
J. M. CoetzeeIntroductionJohn Maxwell Coetzee, born in Cape Town on 9 February 1940, has become one of the world’s most celebrated novelists; one of o...
Colonial Rule, Belgian
Matthew G. Stanard
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2013-06-25
Belgian Colonial RuleIntroductionCentral Africa’s long history witnessed growing connections to the world beyond as a result of the Atlantic slave tra...
Colonial Rule, French
Ruth Ginio, Jennifer Sessions
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2016-02-25
French Colonial RuleIntroductionThe French presence in Africa dates to the 17th century, but the main period of colonial expansion came in the 19th ce...
Colonial Rule, German
Marianne Bechhaus-Gerst
Subject: African Studies »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
German Colonial Rule Introduction With the exception of Brandenburg-Prussia’s short-lived attempt to gain a foothold on the West African coast...
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