African History Extra
isaac SamuelAll about African history: reconstructing the continent's neglected past
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Navigating the Congo River: Ancient Towns, Societies and Trade in Central Africa.
The Congo River and its tributaries form one of Africa’s most extensive networks of navigable waterways.
Contrary to the misconception that Africa lacks navigable waterways, the Congo basin contains an estimated 8,400 kilometres (5,249 mil...
Did Wage Labour Exist in Pre-Colonial Africa? : A New History of African Workers.
It is generally assumed that, historically, labour rather than land was scarce in Africa, making wages for free labourers prohibitively high compared with the costs of household labour and slave labour.1
As the historian Gareth Austin bold...
The Swords of Ògún: West Africa’s God of Iron and “Vulcan of Black People”
Iron and iron weapons have long been associated with power and divinity across many ancient societies. West Africa, which is home to some of the oldest ironworking sites in the world, is no exception.
Ogun, the god of iron and war, is a ma...
What Did Africans Know About The Outside World?
Africans were often well informed about the outside world, a fact that astonished many explorers who thought they were “discovering” an unknown continent.
In 1852, the explorer Heinrich Barth met Africans in Baghirmi (Chad) who had visited...
The Textile Industry of pre-colonial Southern Nigeria (c.1500-1900)
Textile production was typically the most important element in the preindustrial manufacturing sector throughout the world.
In the region of southern Nigeria, sophisticated textile industries showing signs of proto-industry emerged during...
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