Encyclopaedia Africana

MALI: The tomb of Askia is located in Gao, a city in eastern Mali. It is believed to be the burial place of Askia Mohammad...

SENEGAL: Bandia Wildlife Reserve is a renowned conservation area located in Senegal, known for its diverse flora and fauna, including several species of African wildlife....

Fishing, farming and hunting are forbidden on the sacred land. The grove is the home for rare species of antelopes, monkeys and other exotic animals...

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION The Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the smallest of three former British High Commission Territories in southern Africa, is an independent state located...

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Lesotho is a small, mountainous country located on the Drakensberg escarpment on the eastern edge of the southern African plateau. With a territory...

A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Sierra Leone is a small country, roughly circular in shape, and occupying the southwest coast of West Africa between 6° 55′ and...

A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly known as Zaire, is located in Central Africa. To the north, it is bordered by...

AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION The Republic of Botswana is situated on the southern slope of the great southern African plateau. Landlocked, about 220,000 square miles (569,000...

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Equatorial Guinea is the modern name given to the former Spanish colony known as the Equatorial Region of Spain. It consists of Continental...

Seepapitso, (1883-1916), the Kgosi (traditional ruler) of the Bangwaketse for a brief six years, succeeded his famous father, Bathoen I, in 1910. Seepapitso was a...