Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century
Sunday October 22, 2006
At the beginning of the new millennium the world renowned African academic Professor Ali Mazrui announced a project to compile a list of 'Africa's 100 best books of the 20th ... Read More
Top African Explorers/Exploration Books
Saturday October 21, 2006
A handful of explorer and exploration books, including the biographies of two of the most famous explorers, Burton and Stanley, and the journal of Mary Kingsley, the greatest of all ... Read More
Celebrities Adopting African Orphans
Monday October 16, 2006
The issues surrounding the adoption of orphans from countries in Africa by wealthy Westerners have been at the forefront again with Madonna's "is she adopting or isn't she" visit to ... Read More
Zulu War Vocabulary
Tuesday October 10, 2006
Getting confused between Zulu weapons such as iWiza, iKlwa, and isiJula? See this list of Zulu terms relevant to the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879.
7 October - Desmond Tutu Celebrates 75 years
Saturday October 7, 2006
Desmond Tutu was born 75 years ago in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa. He proved to be one of the leading figures in the fight against Apartheid, and has retained an ... Read More
French Colonial Founder of the Congo Re-interred in Brazzaville
Thursday October 5, 2006
It seems almost counter intuitive that in modern-day Africa an icon of the colonial past could receive such honors - but on Tuesday in the Republic of the Congo, the ... Read More
After 40 years of independence, Lesotho gets another new flag
Wednesday October 4, 2006
Amid celebrations for 40 years of independence, from Britain in 1966, the tiny landlocked African nation of Lesotho has unfurled a new flag, which has been coined the 'peace' flag. ... Read More