This week in African history #48
Sunday November 30, 2003
1 – 7 DecemberNelson Mandela's treason trial begins in South Africa, the world's first heart transplant is performed by Dr Christiaan Neethling Barnard, and a painted bust of Nefertiti is ... Read More
This week in African history #47
Monday November 24, 2003
24 – 30 November Joseph Kasavubu is ousted by Sese Seko Mobutu in the Congo Republic, Tutankhamun's tomb is found in the Valley of the Kings, near Thebes, and Mauritania ... Read More
Ebola Vaccine Being Tested on Humans
Wednesday November 19, 2003
Human tests of a vaccine for ebola have been started in America, reports BBC News. There is currently no cure for this dreadful disease, which kills between 70 and 90 ... Read More
Swaziland Gets a New Constitution
Monday November 17, 2003
The King of Swaziland has signed a new constitution, reports allAfrica.com, but it's not one that pro-democracy campaigners had hoped for. Rather it safeguards the monarchy and appoints a prime ... Read More
This week in African history #46
Monday November 17, 2003
17 – 23 November A white paper is published by the British government explaining the need for concentration camps in South Africa, a German L59 Zeppelin starts a relief flight ... Read More
More African Guinness World Records
Sunday November 16, 2003
Tallest, shortest, fastest, most dangerous ... it's quite amazing what an array of Guinness World Records Africa holds. Here are a few more:
• Tallest People
• Shortest People
• Largest Building Made ... Read More
Stowaways End Up in Namibia Not Europe
Friday November 14, 2003
Nine West African stowaways on a ship have ended up in Namibia, rather than in Europe as they'd hoped. According to a report on BBC News the nine were set ... Read More
Canaan Banana, First Black President of Zimbabwe, Dies
Tuesday November 11, 2003
Canaan Banana, who was Zimbabwe's first president after independence in 1980 and who held office to 1987, has died, reports BBC News. The then Prime Minister, Robert Mugabe, became executive ... Read More
This week in African history #45
Monday November 10, 2003
10 – 16 NovemberField Marshall Earl Roberts of Khartoum dies at the age of 82, Chinua Achebe the Nigerian (Igbo) novelist is born, and an Allied victory is declared at ... Read More
Obelisk on its Way Back from Rome to Ethiopia
Monday November 10, 2003
After a campaign lasting 50 years, a granite obelisk cut into pieces and taken by Mussolini's troops in 1937 from Axum in Ethiopia to Italy, is to be returned, reports ... Read More
Apartheid Class-Action Lawsuit May be Rejected
Friday November 7, 2003
The class-action lawsuit against various multinational corporations by victims of the Apartheid era is likely to be rejected by an American judge, reports NZZ Online. Companies named in the lawsuit ... Read More
Registration Drive for Voters in South Africa
Tuesday November 4, 2003
The weekend of the 8/9th November is the focus of a campaign by the Independent Electoral Commission in South Africa to get people to register so they can vote in ... Read More
Results of the Tanzanian 2002 Population Census
Monday November 3, 2003
If you enjoy facts and figures, you're sure to find the various tables and charts of the 2002 population and housing census in Tanzania fascinating. Find out the various ages ... Read More