These three additional volumes of the General History of Africa help us rediscover the history of humanity through a voice that is diverse, independent and alive. By restoring to Africa the mastery of ...

The Program in African Studies provides a systematic introduction to the complex historical, political and social issues of the African continent. Its major and minor are structured to give students ...

‘The face of Africa has long been concealed from the world by myths and prejudice of all kinds,’ wrote Amadou Mahtar M’Bow, the Director-General of UNESCO, in 1979. ‘The General History of Africa ...

Almost 2 million years before the first moon landing, someone else took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." It was Homo erectus, the longest-surviving human species in history, and ...