Contrary to many historical narratives, pre-colonial African countries did have sophisticated diplomatic traditions. The Igbo ...

These migrations resulted in part from the formation and disintegration of a series of large states in the western Sudan (the region north of modern Ghana drained by the Niger River). Prominent ...

New research turns this perception on its head. A new study reveals evidence of sophisticated agriculture and animal management in pre-colonial Amazonia, suggesting that indigenous societies ...

In a recent address at an East African Community (EAC) meeting in Tanzania, President Museveni once again criticised pre-colonial African chiefs’ nonchalant behaviour towards the threat of ...