African History

The Banna, sometimes called Benna or Banya are a Nilotic ethnic group in Ethiopia that can be found in areas like Chari mountain near Kako town and Dimeka.
John Edmonstone was an enslaved black man who taught the young and inexperienced Charles Darwin the skill of taxidermy.
Jasper Newton popularly known as "Jack Daniel" is celebrated for inventing Jack Daniel's Whiskey in the 19th century. However, the company announced in 2016 that Daniel had learnt the skill
When Valentine Strasser took over Sierra Leone as the country's Head of State three days after his 25th birthday, he set a record for the youngest Head of State in

Over the years, several historians and skeptics have subsequently debated the arrival of religion in Africa. Even though there is a school of thought that claims its existence has been

Eager to act quickly and the world had turned its back against him, Patrice Lumumba ran to the Soviet Union for help. It was the Soviet Union who gave a
Latilewa Christiana Hyde was born on 14 June 1911, in Freetown, British Sierra Leone.
In celebration of Black History, The African Dream celebrate King Almamy Suluku one of the greatest kings in African history who, during the British rule in Sierra Leone managed to
In celebration of Black History Month, The African Dream celebrate one of the most inspiring, fearless, and prominent Sierra Leonean heroes in history, Lamina Sankoh -- one of the few
Goree Island, home to 'The Door of No Return', is a tiny 45-acre island that is located approximately 3 kilometres (2 miles) off the coast of Dakar, the capital of

Bantu Stephen Biko, commonly known as Steve Biko, is incontestably the pacesetter for black empowerment and vibrancy. Born on the 18th December 1946, within the conclave of his grandmother’s house

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