Although Africa is often overlooked in historical narratives, with the focus typically on European, Asian, or Middle Eastern empires, the continent’s influence on world history is profound and ...

Long overshadowed by its Egyptian neighbors, the Kingdom of Kush was a powerful and advanced African civilization that ruled ...

NORTH AFRICA: Empire of Sand. 4 minute read. TIME. March 18, 1957 12:00 AM GMT-5.

The struggle of Africa and the Middle East against foreign oppression did not end with the fall of colonial empires. Instead, it evolved into new forms of neocolonialism, foreign-backed coups ...

In the days when colonialism was a young and respectable word, Empire Builder Cecil Rhodes dispatched small bands of his agents into the wilds of Africa to make treaties with entire tribes. In 1890 ...

In northern Ethiopia, in the Tigray region, lies Axum (also spelled Aksum), an ancient city that once stood at the heart of one of Africa’s most powerful historical kingdoms: the Kingdom of Axum.

Given this close similarity, the older colonies were fused with the territory newly conquered to form the Italian Empire of East Africa. In dividing the Empire into regional governments, which for ...

Africa boasts a rich and complex history, marked by the rise of powerful empires that shaped its destiny and left a lasting impact on the world. This was when Africa ruled the world.

Centuries before European nations exerted imperial rule across the globe, the Moors—people from powerful North African civilizations—held a stronghold over much of Europe, introducing ...