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Period: 1 CE to
Timespan
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1000
Pre-Colonial Africa
Click here to read about Africa prior to European colonization: Africa's Past -
1400
The Slave Trade
The 1400s brought European exploration to Africa and the beginnings of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Click the link to read a short history about these events.
Slavery and Africa -
The "Scramble for Africa"
European powers took charge of the continent, trying to grab up control of as much land as possible.
Colonization of Africa -
African Revolution
Click the link to read about the "year of independence" in Africa.
The Year of Independence -
Africa Today
Click the link and listen to two podcasts about current news stories in Africa.
BBC News
