Scientists estimate it will take at least 5 to 10 million years for the Afar region to be fully submerged. When that happens, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. See the rise and fall of ...