The objectives of the subject “History of Africa” are the following:
To understand the role of Africa in the history of humanity;
To study the evolution of the African history;
To understand the fundamental concept of the oral traditions in Africa;
To analyze the foundations of the African Traditional Religions;
To know the African empires and kingdoms;
To understand the impact of the Islamic Civilization on Africa (Islamization, slave trade, trade routes...);
To understand the impact of the Western-Christian Civilization on Africa (Christianization, transatlantic slave trade, abolitionism,
colonization, independence...);
To analyze the African Diaspora in America.
Three millions of years of the African History. African contribution to humanity.