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DeepSeek and the $1 Trillion Shake-Up: A Wake-Up Call for Africa’s Future

Africa sits on a mountain of wealth—gold 🏆, diamonds 💎, oil ⛽, and every mineral the modern world craves. But, time and time again, history has shown that the nations richest in natural resources are often not the wealthiest in GDP, innovation, or technological breakthroughs. Enter DeepSeek—an AI-driven company that, with just $6 million, managed […]

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What is knowledge and what are its origins?

ThinkAfrica explainer Knowledge, Understanding, Wisdom, Sapience, Creativity, and Innovation Knowledge refers to the accumulation of facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. Understanding is the ability to comprehend and make sense of this knowledge, seeing connections and meaning. Wisdom goes further, involving the judicious application of knowledge and experience to make sound decisions,

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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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Eritrea: A Key Region in Ancient Human History and African Civilizations

Eritrea has been inhabited for at least 125,000 years, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited regions in the world. Archaeological evidence shows that early Homo sapiens lived in the area, and it played a crucial role in the early migrations of humans out of Africa. The Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which connects Eritrea to the

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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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The origin of clothes making

Clothing likely originated around 170,000 years ago, driven by environmental adaptation, protection, social dynamics, and technological advancements.

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Sixteen (16) Manufacturers based in Nigeria

Manufacturers in Nigeria: Dangote Group, Unilever Nigeria Plc, Nigerian Breweries Plc, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, Nestlé Nigeria Plc, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Chi Limited, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Lafarge Africa Plc, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Proforce Limited, Rites Foods Limited, CHI Pharmaceuticals Ltd

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The African and Southwest Asian Origin of Castles

European castles were influenced by ancient fortifications from Egypt and North Africa, such as the Aniba fortress. These early designs inspired later Roman and medieval European castle architecture.

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List of out-of-date facts

Several events often cited as the first in the world, based on popular historical narratives or traditional beliefs, are later than the first occurrences indicated in academic research. This discrepancy often arises due to advancements in archaeology, improved dating techniques, and a more comprehensive understanding of ancient civilizations. Tv producers and writers are sometimes 5-10

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The History and Architecture of the Moors in North Africa

The Moors, a diverse group of conquerors and settlers, played a significant role in shaping the history and architecture of North Africa, and Southern Iberia. From the early rule of the Carthaginians to the struggles for independence during the Scramble for Africa, the Moors left a lasting impact on the region. This article delves into

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Understanding North African Skin Tones: Complex Factors Shaping Genetic Diversity and Historical Implications

Current North African skin tones are the result of various factors: geography, sexual selection, melanin production, multiple genes, polygenic inheritance, adaptation, human migrations, genetic continuity, shared ancestry, and genetic overlap. Today, I will explain all these factors. Surprisingly, skin tones don’t depend solely on Y-dna, Mt-dna and autosomal dna genes. Also, the changes in North

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The real Dr Martin Luther King Jr. suffered physical attacks

This is Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The Real Dr Martin Luther King Jr. being beaten up by a mob. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. faced various forms of violence and adversity throughout the civil rights struggle (physical attacks, threats, and harassment): We very often only see his “I have a dream speech” but don’t

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The Ndebele People: their origins, social structure, architecture and beliefs

The Ndebele people: An introduction to various aspects of Ndebele culture, including their origins, political and social organization, clothing and adornments, architecture and arts, initiation practices, courtship and marriage customs, and Ndebele beliefs. The Ndebele people identify as one of the Nguni tribes and make up a significant portion of the country’s Black population. The

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Monument of Independence – Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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What is a “mermaid” in various African languages?

There are mermaids or mermaid-like beings in various African mythologies and folklore. For instance, in a sample of 25 African languages, a mermaid would be called: • Achai Wiir in Dinka 🇸🇸 • Arusa el bahari in simple Arabic Juba 🇸🇸 • Binuwe (Benue) in Gbata tribe of Nigeria meaning “mother of water” • Ingwenyama

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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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Exploring African Ethical Systems: Common Values Across Diverse Cultures

In a recent experiment aimed at dispelling the misconception of Africa as a monolithic entity, I discovered that justice, morality, and character hold significant importance across various African traditional ethical systems, regardless of one’s religious affiliation. The experiment sought to shed light on the rich tapestry of ethical codes present in Africa. Before colonization, many

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How Niger changed a derelict village mosque into a mixed use library called the Hikma Complex

Once upon a time, in the village of Dandaji, Niger, a mosque was built as a place of worship. Over time the mosque became derelict but the village realised that site of the mosque contained enough space to create a library and a community centre to support the new local needs of students and the

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Anti-slavery in Precolonial Africa

Also, it is important to clarify that in many African societies jails in the modern arrangement did not exist, so what today we call prisoners, some academics have lazily called slaves. In the absence of standalone jails, imprisonment as slaves was used to punish treason, murder, grievous bodily harm, rape or kidnapping.

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Literacy in precolonial Africa – the Nok civilisation

Not many people know that the Nok civilisation were //semi-literate//. Academics have never bothered to decode the meaning of Nok writings. The Nok civilization is known for its distinctive terracotta sculptures, which are considered to be some of the earliest sculptures made by any civilization in Africa. These sculptures have been found in a number

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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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Apartheid

Apartheid is a mind-set that took 300 years to put in place in South Africa, which relied on racist attitudes of successive white-settlers who accumulated power over time. The major social-engineers of apartheid included prime minister Daniel Malan (the 4th prime minister of the Union of South Africa), prime minister Johannes Strijdom, and prime minister

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Makoko floating system: new architecture from Nigeria

Makoko Floating System With the rising of unpredictable climate transitions, fascinating design strategies of have evolved to cope with such transitions. The innovative design tactics involve observing the stability and adaptation of coastal communities in different populations around the world. In the Lagos lagoon of Nigeria, Africa, the coastal city of Makoko, was being treated

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Iron technology started in Africa

In popular culture there is a common perception that Africa has always been on the periphery of world advancements, that Africa did not contribute anything. The stereotype is that in the past Africa offered the world slaves – through the Atlantic slave trade – while today it offers the world child labour, horrifying news headline,

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The richest man in history: Who was Mansa Musa and why was he so Famous?

When you talk about the richest humans that have ever existed whose accounts were recorded in history, the name Mansa Musa is always right up there. All evidence indicates that he is very likely the richest human being that has ever lived[1]. His wealth is estimated to be worth over $400 billion[2]. Mansa Musa of

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Africa’s inventions: Medicine

Medicine, medical writing, medical schools, surgery, pharmacy and medical algorithms were first developed in Ancient Egypt Africa.

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African Civilisations

Africa’s Civilizations: Paving The Path For The Growth Of Other Civilizations World Wide Most of the people have been falsely taught that the ancient Africans had little or nothing to do with the development and progression of civilization. This couldn’t be more wrong, for a massive number of sources shows that the origins of several

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African Writing (3200 BC – 1500 AD)

9 African writing systems which predate Latin; and 15 writing systems which predate Modern English.

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Myths about Africa: Slums are unique to poor countries

Many news outlets when introducing Africa’s cities often explain the population size, the significance of the city and for context will often explain what proportion of Africa’s cities live in slums to give an idea to readers or viewers of wealth and income inequality. The time slot over which people take in information is so

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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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The Christian Kingdom of Altava (578 AD – 708 AD), Algeria

The Kingdom of Altava was a Berber Kingdom, with the city of Altava as its capital. It existed from the year 578 AD to 708 AD. It was located in Northern Africa, in present-day Algeria. It was called a Berber kingdom as its majority population belonged to the Berber ethnicity, which is an ethnic group

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Food series: Africa’s domestication of 2000+ foods

During the history of mankind, there was a point when humans began planting and growing their foods, there was a shift from hunting animals and gathering food sources to farming and animal domestication. This period is referred to as the Neolithic revolution. With the Neolithic revolution came inevitable changes in the social life of humans.

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Story of the oldest Deep Impact: the Vredefort Crater

Impact craters are referred to the circular depression caused on the surface of the earth, planetary body, or other solid bodies in the solar system, by a hypervelocity impact of a smaller body or a meteorite. The energy released during this impact is usually very enormous as the velocity ranges between 11 and 72 Kilometers

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Tools of African History: 10 Methods

TOOLS OF AFRICAN HISTORY: 10 METHODS In the investigation and study of the history and life of earlier Africans and indeed humans generally, certain tools or techniques are employed without which most findings would be useless since nothing can be deduced from them. With the help of these techniques or tools, information can be obtained

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Myths about Africa : The you-can’t-do-business in Africa myth

Africa is faced with many challenges. A non-exhaustive list includes: sorting out increased access to education and health; job creation; raising gross income per capita inclusively; gender equality; establishing national and local security; developing global partnerships; tackling child mortality; sorting out power supply and other infrastructure problems; and strengthening public institutions. The public and difficult

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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 Africa: the Suez Canal was first built by France myth

Africa is an ancient and great continent, the first home of humans. A continent in which its ancient peoples through numerous foundational inventions opened the doors of advancement to the world. Over time a great many of her contributions to human development and advancement has been lost, forgotten or unjustly denied credit. Some of the

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Myths about Africa: the “Europeans and Arabs brought Africa agriculture” myth

When you look up world history as it is currently taught, the narrative is often misleading when it comes to development of agriculture. While certain crops were domesticated in the Near East and Asia between 10,000 BCE and 3,000 BCE – such as wheat and barley in the Near East, and Oryza sativa (Asian rice)

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