The 20th Century marked accelerated political change for Africa. Find out more about the journey towards independence

Discover the repercussions that wars in a distant Europe had on Africa's people and political landscape

From Zulu expansion under Shaka the Great to black consciousness and the long-awaited collapse of Apartheid

What factors allowed the African continent to be divided among European powers? How did Africans resist colonisation?

Fertile and rich in minerals, central Africa was a magnet for opportunistic traders.

Millions of people were forcibly transported from Africa to the New World for financial gain. What is their story?

What impact have Christianity, Islam and traditional religions had across the continent?

The East Coast has a long history of trade, involving constant exchanges of ideas and commodities

Common to all the great empires of the west were, taxation systems and an active trade with north Africa

The river Nile has given work and spiritual sustenance to millions of people in Africa.

Discover more about the early farming, tools and migration that enabled Africa to emerge as the cradle of humankind