26 March – 1 AprilCecil Rhodes (South African statesman) and Ahmed Sékou Touré (president of the Republic of Guinea) die, supporters of the African National Congress and Zulu Inkatha movement ... Read More

19 – 25 MarchTunisia achieves independence, South African police kill 69 and injure at least 186 when they opened fire on approximately 300 anti-pass campaign protesters at the black township ... Read More

In a photo feature on BBC News a Tanzanian woodcarver called Lugwani shows what goes into making a carving, from finding a piece of wood in the bush through to ... Read More

The first hearing of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, takes place this week and will look at whether a formal investigation should be made into war crimes ... Read More

12 – 18 MarchSultan Faud appoints himself King of Egypt, the 2,000 year old ruins of stables that once housed Hannibal's elephants are discovered in Carthage, and the London offices ... Read More

Given that most of Namibia is desert or semi-desert, it's probably inevitable that it would have one of the lowest population densities in the world -- less than two people ... Read More

In South Africa, the on-going issue of changing the name of the capital city Pretoria has ended with the ANC-dominated council voting to rename it Tshwane (which means "we are ... Read More

5 – 11 MarchFirst use of dirigibles (airships rather than balloons) for military reconnaissance behind enemy lines at Tripoli, Gold Coast and British Togoland achieve independence as Ghana, and General ... Read More