The discovery of diamonds in the 1870s and gold in the 1880s
quickly led to a monopoly in the mining, processing and selling of these
minerals. DeBeers Consolidated Mines controlled the diamond monopoly while the
gold monopoly was controlled by the Chamber of Mines. The…
In Nigeria among the Igbo
people there is a saying;
“When two brothers fight to the death it is the stranger who inherits the land”
This saying reflects the wisdom of the African
elders on the dangers of disunity. It is meant to…
Morocco is situated in North Africa. The capital of Morocco is Rabat Morocco is made up of 3 main geographical areas the coastal lowlands the mountain highlands which are punctuated by the Rift range and the Atlas Mountains. The desert is in…
Senegalese President Macky Sall inaugurated the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar on Thursday. The establishment intended to celebrate the achievements of the black man from the beginnings of humanity to the present day, is a fifty two-year-old dream come true.
At the…
The origins of the Ashante in modern day Ghana West Africa started about 1650, in what was known as the gold trade route in the forest land. Several groups lived in the area namely the Twi, the Bono, the Takyiman plus the…
After the Anglo-Boer war, the British decided to appease the defeated Boers by offering some concessions. In the Peace of Vereeniging (1902) white people in the Transvaal and Orange Free State were allowed to decide how they wanted to treat Africans. At…
There is an old African saying that when two brothers fight to the death it is the stranger that inherits the property. One country in Africa which is symbolic of this saying is the Central African Republic (CAR) which has been engaged…
October is Black History Month in the UK, with 2018 being the 31st year since celebrations began. To mark the occasion, Opening-Times UK has produced an animation showing how the geography of black Briton has changed over time, since the first census…
By February 1961, many African countries had gained or were on the road to gaining their independence when the armed members of the Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (MPLA) stormed the city prison in a quest to free political prisoners. This…
Despite the barriers that black people faced in America, they still valued and invested in education even during and after slavery. Below is a brief history of African American participation in education since 1842.
1842- Cheyney University was created
1854- Lincoln University established
1856- Wilberforce…