In East Africa a slave trade was well established before the Europeans arrived on the scene. It was driven by the sultanates of the Middle East. African slaves ended up as sailors in Persia ...

it is also clear that the Yemeni population best representing its documented history has East African roots as well. Coastal regions exhibited stronger African admixture in the study, while more ...

Italy: Italian colonial forces commanded by the Duke of Aosta. Outcome: Defeat of the Italian forces in East Africa. In 1940, Italy controlled Abyssinia, which it had conquered in 1936 ...

In contrast to North Africa, East Africa was never subject to one wide, sweeping Muslim takeover. Islam came to the East African coast in many waves and at different times. There is no single date ...

In his new six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a ...