Politics

The Myth Africa Lost against Europeans due to Worshipping False Gods

An African claimed the battles of the “Scramble for Africa” were successful because Africans worshipped false gods. The fact though is that African countries didn’t lose wars because of false gods. If worshipping the Christian God won wars, New Kingdom Egyptian dynasties, Kushite empire, the Chola Chola dynasty, Persians and later Mongols would not have […]

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Evaluation Of The Max Planck 210-Sample 2025 Phoenician Study

Blurb: The 2025 Max Planck study reveals Punic people were far more genetically diverse than expected, with little direct Levantine ancestry after 600 BCE. Instead, they show dominant Aegean–Sicilian ancestry and minority North African input, proving that Phoenician culture spread more by influence than mass migration. But early founders remain unsampled—so the first chapters of

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Schuenemann et al. (2017) Study — Full Catalogue of Direct Quotes and Limitations

Executive Summary Schuenemann et al. (2017) Ancient Egyptian Mummy DNA Study — Full Critical Evaluation Core Findings:  🔹 Severe limitations acknowledged by the authors: missing excavation records, loss of biographical context, analysis from a single Middle Egyptian Greco-Roman site, and nuclear genome data from only three individuals.  🔹 Heavy reliance on mitochondrial DNA (maternal lines),

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Debunking the Myth: Why Claims That Africa Had No Civilizations Lack Both Academic and Moral Merit

One of the most persistent and unfounded myths about Africa is the claim that it had no civilizations before European contact. This narrative is not only historically inaccurate, but it is also morally bankrupt, as it seeks to erase the achievements of millions of people and justify colonial exploitation. The timeline provided offers clear archaeological

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The Irony of Socrates’ Daimonion: How Humanists and Atheists Celebrate Socrates but Ignore His Inner Voice — And What It Has in Common with the Holy Spirit

⸻ Introduction: The Philosopher Who Heard Voices ‍ In the pantheon of intellectual heroes 🤓celebrated by secular humanists, atheists, and self-proclaimed rationalists, Socrates stands near the top — a paragon of critical thinking, relentless questioning, and bold defiance against blind faith. He is the man who drank the hemlock rather than surrender his commitment to

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The Forgotten Millions: Africa and the Caribbean in Two World Wars

Picture this: the mud-splattered trenches of France, the suffocating jungles of Burma, the searing deserts of North Africa. Now, populate these scenes not just with Tommies and Yanks, but with the ebony faces of African soldiers ⚔️, the sturdy frames of Caribbean porters ⛵, and the sun-scorched feet of barefoot carriers laden with supplies they

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Why The Threat To Cut Aid To South Africa is a Blessing ✨

If history has taught us anything, it’s that when a powerful nation 🇺🇸 tries to strong-arm another into submission, the results are never quite what they expect. Enter South Africa 🇿🇦, a country that has walked through fire—colonialism, apartheid, economic sabotage—and yet still stands, unbowed. Now, the Expropriation Act 🔥, a law seeking to correct

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Origins Of The Zulu Kingdom

The Zulu Kingdom of the 19th century was a monarchy along the Indian Ocean, stretching from the Tugela River in the south to the Pongola River in the north, with an estimated population of 250,000 over 30,000 square kilometers (11,500 square miles). Cattle served as the main currency. Unique cultural practices included Nguni stick fighting,

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Who are the Bantu Africans?

Welcome to the world of Bantu-speaking Africans—over 400 unique ethnic groups, speaking a stunning array of languages and living across Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. To call the Bantu a “tribe” would be like calling all of Europe “one neighborhood.” The Bantu are bound not by a single identity but by a vast linguistic and

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Rebuttal of BBC Headline “African kings opposed eradicating slavery”

The BBC article I am writing about illustrates the importance of self-study, fact-checking, responsible reporting (which I don’t think has happened in this case), and developing a well-read view of various issues.  The headline “African kings opposed eradicating slavery” is a straw man argument. A straw man argument is a type of fallacy where someone

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African figures: Nnamdi Azikwe

These words landed Nnamdi Azikwe in jail for sedition in 1936: “Personally, I believe the European has a god in whom he believes and whom he is representing in his churches all over Africa. He believes in the god whose name is spelt Deceit. He believes in the god whose law is “Ye strong, you

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A Complex and Realistic Explanation of the Origins of the Hebrews, Israelites, Judeans, and Jews—Contextualising Africa’s Role

Many people have tried to provide an answer to basic questions about the origin of the Hebrews, Biblical Israelites, Judeans and Jews. People have approached the question from many disciplines. (See the last paragraph for an explanation of the difference between the 4 phrases 🤲🏾) In general, what we have found is that by applying

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Eurocentrics: List of discredited lies formally published and included in learning materials

Lies Europeans told themselves:  • 👑 – The master race theory – “Some” Europeans  • 📚 – Africans had no history before colonization – Hegel  • 🧬 – Polygenic theory of separate human origins – Georges Cuvier  • 🧠 – Phrenology proves racial superiority – Franz Joseph Gall  • ⚖️ – Slavery was a moral

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Overview of 75 East African civilisations

Africa has long been misrepresented, with many enduring stereotypes painting it as a land without history, civilizations, or complex trade networks. However, this list of East Africa’s precolonial societies debunks three common myths:  1. “Africa had no centralized political systems” – The list highlights powerful kingdoms like Aksum, Buganda, Ta-Neterju (“Punt” known to ancient Egypt

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Politics of Non-click languages: come on a journey into the undiscovered past

The non-click language families include 10 language families: 1. Indo-European: This family includes numerous languages spoken in Europe, South Asia, and other regions. Examples include English, Spanish, Hindi, Russian, and German. 2. Sino-Tibetan: This family includes languages spoken primarily in East Asia, particularly China and its neighboring countries. Examples include Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan, and Burmese.

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The Kuba Kingdom

The Kuba kingdom of modern Democratic Republic of Congo was one of 22 literate societies that inhabited Africa during the last 5000 years. The Kuba kingdom existed from 1625 to 1884. The Kingdom of Kuba has evidence of human habitation before 1000 AD, including Paleolithic and Neolithic artifacts (source: “Art of the Lega,” by Elisabeth

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Eight Christian Berber Kingdoms

The eight Christian Berber kingdoms are the states which emerged out of the Mauro-Roman kingdom. The Mauro-Roman kingdom was an independent Christian Berber kingdom located in present day Northern Algeria. It had its capital at the city of Altava and controlled the major portion of the ancient Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. This kingdom was

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Kingdom of Oyo

The kingdom of Oyo, also known as the Oyo Empire, is a West African monarchy, that at its peak, covered 270,000 square kilometres (1). It stretched from parts of the Republic of Benin in the west to the southwest of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the east. To the north, it bordered the Nupe

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Africa’s Independence Dates

Europe often claims that it is an advocate of democracy. It is claimed that the Athenian constitution and the British Parliament are the earliest examples of democracy but written history says otherwise. Africa has Meroe, Carthage, the Gada system of the Oromo and the Kalenji system to point to for evidence of pre-colonial democracy. Furthermore,

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Origin of the Fulani (also called the Fula, Fulbe, Peuls) of West Africa (4th millennium BC to Present)

The Fulani people, numbering about 38 million, are found mostly in the western part of Africa. They are also known as the Fulbe or Peuls and in the Middle Ages (covering the 5th to the 15th century of the Common Era) were very reliant on cattle herding. The Fulani people trace their origin far back

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Question: Could African farmers copy Rich Countries for wealth creation?

Have you ever thought, “Why can’t farmers in African nations study the richer countries and imitate what they did to become wealthier”? Phrased another way the question is “Couldn’t Africa do today what the developed economies like the United States, France and the United Kingdom did to create wealth?” The answer is no and yes,

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Myths about African HISTORY

There are a few myths about African history and a few reasons why some European writers – not all – felt the need to malign brown-skinned people and claim Africans came from a continent without history. It probably gave them moral peace of mind to believe that they were not committing physical, mental and moral

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The “other” abolitionists

Children in the UK sometimes take away from classrooms an over-simplistic narrative about how slavery was abolished in the UK. While the actions of William Wilberforce in persuading the British Parliament to abolish the “slave trade” were honourable and noteworthy, an incomplete story is unfortunately provided to posterity. Slavery involved slave ownership whereas abolishing the

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Twelve Ways Africa Used Art

Africa’s indulgence in art predates history. Tens of thousands of years ago they were the first humans to create works of art (see Africa’s inventions: art and paints). Until the renaissance which coincided with European contact and more intensive trade with Africa, Africa’s artworks were traditionally and intentionally created to serve purposes, and not necessarily

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Africa’s Diversity

INTRODUCTION Africa, the second largest continent in the world and second most populous continent on earth, is blessed in manifold ways; in language, culture, art, monuments, vegetation, religious ideas, physical quality, natural resources, and many more areas. Though there have been many concepts and definitions regarding the idea of diversity, the indigenous ideas of Africans

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How does the African Union work?

Last updated: 2019/03/13 The African Union is an organization or alliance of African sovereign states that have acceded to the constitutive acts of the body. One can safely say it was formerly known as “Organisation of African Unity (OAU),” however the OAU was disbanded in 2001, and the African Union (AU) conceived in its place.

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The Garamantes: The Civilisation that mined Fossil Water from the Sahara for 1,000 Years

700 miles south from the Mediterranean coast, there, stretches a sub-beaten arid African desert, with temperatures that can rise up to 55 ºC in the summer, an average annual rainfall that is less than half an inch, and sometimes even it doesn’t see rain for years. One would never imagine that a lost 3,000-year-old-African civilization

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