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 ...

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 ...

28, 1982 A HISTORY OF THE HUNTING PEOPLES OF THE ... A HISTORY OF THE HUNTING PEOPLES OF THE NORTHERN EAST AFRICA COAST: Ecological and Socio-Economic Considerations This is the metadata section. Skip ...

Researchers found evidence humans lived at a site in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest, about 150,000 years ago.

Deep within Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Virunga National Park is home to some of the continent’s most active volcanoes, ...

In the geologic history of Earth, shifting plate tectonics ... appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called the East African Rift. "It marked the start of a long process in which ...

Because of a lack of record keeping during the slavery era, tracking African American ancestry is a challenge. But a report from 1870 is opening the door for those looking into their past.

BACKGROUND Little is known about even the relatively recent demographic history of Africa, because of the lack of data. Elsewhere, historical demographic trends have been reconstructed by applying ...

Ogot, renowned for his pioneering contributions to African history, particularly East African history, passed away at Kisumu Hospital after a brief illness. His legacy in historical research is ...

Established in 1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in eastern Africa, Nature Kenya – the East Africa Natural History Society – is Africa’s oldest environmental society. Our mission is ...

To the Ends of the Earth: Birds of East Africa is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...