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History of Africa

  • Scramble for AfricaIn 1870, European powers controlled only ten percent of the African continent. Most territories lay along the coastlines where mortality rates from tropical…
  • History of AfricaThe fossil record from Jebel Irhoud in Morocco reveals a skull dating to 350,000 years ago. This ancient specimen proves that Homo sapiens emerged in Africa…