Afrikas historia

This is a story studded with extraordinary achievements and historic moments, from the building of the pyramids and the conquest of Nubia, through Akhenaten's religious revolution, …

Henry Odera Oruka was one of the most influential figures in 20th-Century African philosophy. During the early years of the decolonization of African countries, as universities …

Since independence from Great Britain in 1963, Kenya has survived five decades as a functioning nation-state, holding regular elections; its borders and political system intact and …

Am�­lcar Cabral's long and arduous campaign for the liberation of Portuguese-dominated Africa is explored in this compilation of his most influential speeches and writings.

Fully illustrated, this enthralling study explores how the Vandals in North Africa attempted to defend their kingdom against the resurgent Byzantine Empire during 533–36. In AD …

A fascinating, beautifully illustrated study of the daring war in East Africa waged by German colonial forces under Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck against the wide array of colonial and …

A unique comparison between the two most numerous British and German tank types from 1941 to 1943. Although much has been written about the Panzer III, little attention has been …

With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, beacon of light and culture symbolised by the Pharos, …

There are numerous different democratic systems in Africa, from the Igbo institutions that date back to the 15th century to Western-style democracy introduced by colonial powers. …

A study of Africa's demographics ââ?¬â?? its youth and growth ââ?¬â?? and what they mean for the continent, today and into the future.