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Slavery in African History: New Perspectives on Its Dynamics, Legacy, and Historical Memory.
Voices of slavery in Africa: the 19th-century autobiographies of Nicholas Said and Dorugu.
Nov 30
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isaac Samuel
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African-Ottoman borderlands during the early modern period: stories from the frontier.
In 1574, the first of two embassies from the kingdom of Bornu in the Lake Chad basin arrived at the Ottoman sultan’s court in Istanbul, seeking, among…
Nov 23
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isaac Samuel
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The historic architecture of Ethiopia and Eritrea: a complete overview
The modern countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea are home to some of the best-known historic architectural monuments in Africa.
Nov 16
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isaac Samuel
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Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE)
The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant…
Nov 9
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isaac Samuel
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State building in pre-colonial Somalia: the Sultanate of Geledi (ca. 1750-1908)
For much of Somalia’s pre-colonial history, political organization was structured along clan and lineage divisions within largely acephalous societies.
Nov 2
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isaac Samuel
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October 2025
TheʿAjamī script of Africa and the Sorabé manuscripts of Madagascar.
The most widely used writing system in pre-colonial Africa was the ʿAjamī script.
Oct 26
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isaac Samuel
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Matriarchs of the East African coast: Power, Property and the changing status of Women in the Swahili world (1300-1900 CE)
Historical traditions of several pre-colonial African societies are awash with stories of titled women who played prominent roles in the continent’s…
Oct 19
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isaac Samuel
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Parliamentary systems and other pluralistic institutions in pre-colonial Africa
The political history of several African kingdoms included systems of governance that were variously referred to as national “assemblies”, “councils…
Oct 12
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isaac Samuel
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A history of currencies and monetary systems in the southern half of Africa
African monetary systems were characterized by the concurrent use of classical (metal) currencies and commodity currencies that fulfilled a variety of…
Oct 5
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isaac Samuel
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September 2025
Ancient cities and the development of urbanism in pre-colonial Africa: the view from Bonduku.
Historical and archaeological research on the origins of urbanism and ancient cities has long held a prominent position in the study of the rise of…
Sep 28
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isaac Samuel
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The empire of Segu (1712-1861): ethnic ambiguity in a pre-colonial African state
In the wake of Songhai's collapse, the market town of Segu in Mali was established as the capital of an eponymous empire at the turn of the 18th…
Sep 21
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isaac Samuel
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Investigating Africa's historic links with the Old World: ancient DNA and autobiographical evidence from England.
In 2022, archaeologists working on a cluster of early medieval cemeteries near the southern coast of England found the remains of two individuals with…
Sep 14
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isaac Samuel
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