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A look at the 9th century African city that was buried under modern-day Mauritania
Koumbi Saleh or Kumbi Saleh was a ruined city at the site of modern-day southeast Mauritania. Koumbi was found to include buildings several stories high made of stone and an unidentified mosque. ...
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African meat delicacies that are shockingly tasty
There are all sorts of meats eaten throughout Africa. Some are ordinary and some are unique. What one person may find repulsive may be a source of food for another. Individuals opt to consume meats that...
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Sunni Ali: The tyrant king of the 1400s who conquered key pre-colonial African states
The Songhai Empire once dominated the western Sahel in the 1400s and 1500s. Named after the Songhai people who inhabited the region, it was once one of the largest states in Africa. Sunni Ali, also known...
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This African explorer traveled the world way before the European ‘discovery’ of the continent
Abū ʿAbd al-Lāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Lāh l-Lawātī ṭ-Ṭanǧī ibn Baṭūṭah otherwise known as Ibn Battuta was born on February...
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This man-made lake is the largest in the world and it’s in Africa
Lake Kariba, located between Zambia and Zimbabwe is the largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume. It is upstream from the Indian Ocean. The lake is also a part of the Zambezi River; the fourth...
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How Portugal ’embraced’ the Afro-Portuguese after years of enslavement
Black Portuguese, African-Portuguese or Afro-Portuguese are Portuguese citizens or those living in Portugal who are of African descent; immigrants from previous Portuguese territories in Africa. ...
