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African history
The pre-history of Africa begins with the first emergence of Homo sapiens in East Africa, continuing into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. Agriculture began about 10,000 BCE and metallurgy in about 4000 BCE. Early civilization arose in Egypt and later in the Maghreb and the Horn of Africa. Islam spread through the Maghreb and the Sahel, with a major centre of Moslem culture at Timbuktu. States and polities subsequently formed throughout the continent.
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African history
Joice Mujuru
Politics; International politics
Joice Mujuru was Vice President of Zimbabwe, a country in Southern Africa. She served under President Robert Mugabe from 2004 to 2014. She is a member of the Zanu PF political party. Her husband, ...
Lindiwe Mazibuko
Politics; International politics
In 2011, Lindiwe Mazibuko became the youngest black woman to be appointed as South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) Parliamentary Leader. Mazibuko became interested in politics after doing her ...
Joyce Banda
Politics; International politics
Joyce Banda was both the first female President and first female Vice President of Malawi, a country in Southeastern Africa. She took presidential office in 2012 following the death of President ...
Baleka Mbete
Politics; International politics
Baleka Mbete is the Speaker of South Africa’s National Assembly and the National Chairperson for the African National Congress (ANC). She was elected secretary general of the ANC Women’s League in ...
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
Politics; International politics
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé became the first female Prime Minister of Mali in 2011. In 2012, following a military coup, Sidibe was removed from her position. Her introduction to national politics ...
Ruth Perry
Politics; International politics
Ruth Perry took office as the leader of Liberia’s transitional government following the end of a seven year long civil war in September of 1996. Ruth Perry oversaw the completion of the disarmament ...
Mame Madior Boye
Politics; International politics
Mame Madior Boye, elected in 2001, was the first female Prime Minister of Senegal. She worked under the supervision of President Abdoulaye Wade until 2002. In 2004, she became the African Union’s ...
