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General History of Africa
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Syllabus of the Subject: UNESCO General History of Africa (Prehistory - 20th
century).
Introduction to the UNESCO General History of Africa;
Methodology and African Prehistory (Volume I);
Ancient African Civilizations (Volume II);
Africa from 7th to 11th century (Volume III);
Africa from 12th to 16th Century (Volume IV);
Africa from 16th to 18th Century (Volume V);
Africa in the 19th century until 1880 - Abolition of Slavery- (Volume VI);
Africa under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935 (Volume VII);
Africa since 1935.
Independence of the African Countries (Volume VIII);
Phase II of the General History of Africa. Sankofa;
Authors of the UNESCO General History of Africa;
African Historians .
Objectives
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.
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Description
General History of Africa (UNESCO ).
Eight volumes;
Each volume: thirty chapters;
President of the International Scientific Committee of the General History of Africa: Bethwell Allan Ogot ;
African authors (Sheikh Anta Diop , Théophile Obenga , Joseph Ki-Zerbo , Ahmadou Hampaté Bá , Boubou Hama , Elikia M'Bokolo , Hichem Djaït , Pathé Diagne , Akin Mabogunje , Ali Al'amin Mazrui , Christophe Wondji , Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi , Albert Adu Boahen Kwadwo , Djibril Tamsir Niane ...) and non-Africans;
Translations of the General History of Africa: French, English, Portuguese, Arabic, Kiswahili,
Hausa , and Spanish;
Historic inter-African relations;
African contribution to the development of humanity;
Huge diversity of sources;
Recognition of the African Cultural Heritage.
African Countries :
Algeria ,
Angola ,
Benin ,
Botswana ,
Burkina Faso ,
Burundi ,
Cameroon ,
Cape Verde ,
Central African Republic ,
Chad ,
Comoros ,
Congo ,
Ivory Coast ,
Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
Djibouti ,
Egypt ,
Eritrea ,
Ethiopia ,
Equatorial Guinea ,
Gabon ,
Gambia , Ghana ,
Guinea ,
Guinea-Bissau ,
Kenya ,
Lesotho ,
Liberia , Libya ,
Madagascar ,
Malawi ,
Mali ,
Mauritania ,
Mauritius ,
Mozambique ,
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Rwanda ,
São Tomé and Príncipe ,
Senegal ,
Seychelles ,
Sierra Leone ,
South Africa ,
Sudan ,
South Sudan ,
Eswatini (Swaziland) ,
Tanzania ,
Togo ,
Tunisia ,
Uganda ,
Zambia , and Zimbabwe .
EENI African Portal .
African Civilization ;
Africa: The Cradle of humanity .
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