At the peak of European imperialism in Africa, Belgium’s King Leopold personally “owned” Congo from 1885 till 1908. During this period, the country was force...
Its #throwback Thursday and we found some throwback images that you have probably seen, missed or not even seen at all. Relax and scroll. It's going to be wort...
The Berlin conference of 1884 was the gathering of the major European superpowers to negotiate the division of the African continent.
A cartoon represe...
The Ogoni Nine Execution
In 1995, something happened in Nigeria that left the whole world in shock; 9 men were executed by the then Nigerian military govern...
Igbo Landing
The 18th-century shipment of millions of Africans to the American continent who worked as slaves on plantations, while some were exchanged for ...
The Rwandan genocide, an episode in Rwandan history refers to the outrageous massacre of the Tutsi ethnic group by the Hutu who were in majority in the year 19...
1953 Kano Riot
In May 1953, a riot broke out in the ancient city of Kano, northern Nigeria. The riot began on 16t May and ended on the 19th of May 1953. Thi...
The kiriji war, which was an epic battle fought between two powerful Yoruba confederate armies which spanned for 16 years, happens to be the world’s longest ci...
The 1993 Nigerian presidential election took place on the 12th of June 1993, being the first presidential election since the 1983 military coup. This election ...
Aina Sarah Forbes
Aina Sarah Forbes Bonetta Davies was born in 1843 to Egabdo parents of the Yoruba ethnic group. Her father was the chief of Oke-Odan, ...
