WHY DOES THE KIKUYU–LUO POLITICAL RIVALRY REFUSE TO DIE? A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 🇰🇪 WHY DOES THE KIKUYU–LUO POLITICAL RIVALRY REFUSE TO DIE? A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Kenya’s political history presents one of Africa’s greatest paradoxes. The two communities often portrayed as political rivals have, at some of the country’s most defining moments, worked together to shapeContinue reading “WHY DOES THE KIKUYU–LUO POLITICAL RIVALRY REFUSE TO DIE? A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE”
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They Say Africa Had No Great Leaders… Then Explain Yaa Asantewaa.
They Say Africa Had No Great Leaders… Then Explain Yaa Asantewaa. They Say Africa Had No Great Leaders… Then Explain Yaa Asantewaa. History has a way of exposing comfortable lies. One of the biggest myths ever told is that Africans simply accepted colonial rule without resistance. Really? Then who was Yaa Asantewaa? She wasn’t aContinue reading “They Say Africa Had No Great Leaders… Then Explain Yaa Asantewaa.”
O IMPERADOR VS. O MARECHAL
O IMPERADOR VS. O MARECHAL O IMPERADOR VS. O MARECHAL Se a história do Brasil Imperial fosse uma ópera, o dia 15 de novembro de 1889 seria o ato em que o maestro, sem querer, sabota o próprio espetáculo. O Imperador Dom Pedro II e o Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca não eram inimigos figadais; eram,Continue reading “O IMPERADOR VS. O MARECHAL”
THE GAMBIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AFRICA’S SMALLEST MAINLAND NATION | HISTORY , EMPIRES , LEADERS , POLITICS , CULTURE & HIDDEN FACTS
THE GAMBIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AFRICA’S SMALLEST MAINLAND NATION | HISTORY , EMPIRES , LEADERS , POLITICS , CULTURE & HIDDEN FACTSTHE GAMBIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AFRICA’S SMALLEST MAINLAND NATION | HISTORY , EMPIRES , LEADERS , POLITICS , CULTURE & HIDDEN FACTS 🇬🇲 THE GAMBIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEEDContinue reading “THE GAMBIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AFRICA’S SMALLEST MAINLAND NATION | HISTORY , EMPIRES , LEADERS , POLITICS , CULTURE & HIDDEN FACTS”
JAJA OF OPOBO: THE SLAVE BOY WHO BUILT A KINGDOM AND SHOOK THE BRITISH EMPIRE
JAJA OF OPOBO: THE SLAVE BOY WHO BUILT A KINGDOM AND SHOOK THE BRITISH EMPIRE JAJA OF OPOBO: THE SLAVE BOY WHO BUILT A KINGDOM AND SHOOK THE BRITISH EMPIRE Some stories are not just history. They are prophecy written backwards. The story of Jaja of Opobo is one of them. He was born MbanasoContinue reading “JAJA OF OPOBO: THE SLAVE BOY WHO BUILT A KINGDOM AND SHOOK THE BRITISH EMPIRE”
HOW AND WHY COLONIAL IMPERIALISM EMPLOYED TRIBALISM, RELIGION AND SECTIONAL AGENDA TO DESTROY NIGERIA’S POSTERITY. Ordinarily,
HOW AND WHY COLONIAL IMPERIALISM EMPLOYED TRIBALISM, RELIGION AND SECTIONAL AGENDA TO DESTROY NIGERIA’S POSTERITY. Ordinarily, HOW AND WHY COLONIAL IMPERIALISM EMPLOYED TRIBALISM, RELIGION AND SECTIONAL AGENDA TO DESTROY NIGERIA’S POSTERITY. Ordinarily, Nigeria at independence was seen as a virile nation with great human and natural resources capable of elevating her into the enviable classContinue reading “HOW AND WHY COLONIAL IMPERIALISM EMPLOYED TRIBALISM, RELIGION AND SECTIONAL AGENDA TO DESTROY NIGERIA’S POSTERITY. Ordinarily,”
The story: How slave masters touched Nigeria’s coast, 1500s-1800s
The story: How slave masters touched Nigeria’s coast, 1500s-1800s The story: How slave masters touched Nigeria’s coast, 1500s-1800s 1. First contact on the coastIn the 1400s Portuguese ships arrived at Benin, Warri, and the Bight of Biafra looking for pepper, ivory, and gold. By the 1500s their focus shifted. Slave masters from Portugal, Britain, France,Continue reading “The story: How slave masters touched Nigeria’s coast, 1500s-1800s”
JUST IN: “NIGERIA 🇳🇬 GEO-POLITICAL ZONE BILL 2026.
JUST IN: “NIGERIA 🇳🇬 GEO-POLITICAL ZONE BILL 2026. JUST IN: “NIGERIA 🇳🇬 GEO-POLITICAL ZONE BILL 2026.🙏 [1] As of October 1 2026, Nigeria’s six geo-political zones will become official and constitutional organs of government. This means that there will be four tiers of administration in Nigeria – Federal, Zonal, State, and Local governments [2] NigeriaContinue reading “JUST IN: “NIGERIA 🇳🇬 GEO-POLITICAL ZONE BILL 2026.”
A BAHIA E A CONSOLIDAÇÃO DO IMPÉRIO
A BAHIA E A CONSOLIDAÇÃO DO IMPÉRIO A BAHIA E A CONSOLIDAÇÃO DO IMPÉRIO Texto de Laurentino Gomes Hoje é dia de festa na Bahia. A seguir, um trecho do livro “1822”, que explica por que o 02 de Julho é tão importante, para os baianos e para todos os brasileiros: “Nenhum Estado brasileiro comemoraContinue reading “A BAHIA E A CONSOLIDAÇÃO DO IMPÉRIO”
CHAKA KHAN & HER AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE
CHAKA KHAN & HER AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE CHAKA KHAN & HER AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE Most people know Chaka Khan as one of the greatest voices in music history. What many people may not know is that she has publicly spoken about having American Indian ancestry as part of her family heritage. This historic concert photographContinue reading “CHAKA KHAN & HER AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE”
