Ancient artifacts from Mali described as an "archaeological treasure" have been seized at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris reports BBC News. Nearly 670 items were found, most apparently from ... Read More

At 18:00 on Friday 26 January 2007 South Africa's foremost Anglo-Zulu War expert and renowned tour guide was attacked and killed at his lodge, Fugitives' Drift, near Rorke's Drift, KwaZulu ... Read More

When did Apartheid in South Africa end? Was it when then-president FW de Klerk released Nelson Mandela from prison in February 1990? Or was it when the first multiracial, democratic ... Read More

Aubrey has emailed saying: "I read that the National Party in South Africa gained power without having a majority of votes, is this true?" The answer is yes, but it's ... Read More

District Six in Cape Town is synonymous with forced removals. The area, near the center of the city and the harbor, was named the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town ... Read More

"Black man, you are on your own." This slogan was coined by Steve Biko for the South African Student's Organisation, SASO. Find out more about SASO and the part Steve Biko ... Read More

More than 100 historical maps of Africa have been scanned and put online by the Northwestern University in America. The maps date from the mid-16th Century to the early 20th, ... Read More

Timbuktu is widely used to describe a place extremely far away and regarded by many as a myth. In reality it's a city in Mali, West Africa, of such great ... Read More

The U.S. has attacked "targets" in Somalia said to be sheltering al Qaeda operatives from its base in Djibouti. Reuters states that an "AC-130 plane rained gunfire down" in ... Read More