History

In ancient times, the Oracle of Amon at Siwah was the most celebrated, and Heliopolis, Memphis, and Thebes, were representatives of the best of Egyptian civilization and culture.  Thebes, a beautiful city on the Nile had the Grand Temples, and as the governing body of the Egyptian Mystery System, constituted the only Grand Lodge in the ancient world. The architecture …

Kingdom of Benin was one of the strongest and most prosperous kingdoms in history known. From the beginning of the 15th century to the early 17th century, the progress of this kingdom was very clear. Benin was a beautiful city, apart from influence and prosperity, particularly the residence of the leaders. At that time, the people of Benin produced palm …

The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning ‘hill of the jackal’) is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, 75 km from Messina. It sits close to the point where the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers meet. One thousand years ago, Mapungubwe appears to have been the centre of the largest …

Some take this as a myth, others consider it to be fact, and now the debate can end after scientists have reportedly proved that it is indeed true that Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismail was the biological father of over 1000 children. As per a Live Science report, scientists and anthropologists at the University of Vienna have generated computer simulations to …

People are pursuing political offices of all kinds in the world today. While some partake in a rigorous campaign to win the election, some go the extreme lengths to the point that the election is manipulated to guarantee their victory. There is an African politician who holds the record for winning the most rigged election in world history, although rigging …

Her life inspired many historians and storytellers. English playwright William Shakespeare wrote the famous play “Antony and Cleopatra” based on her life. Cleopatra was born to a royal family around 69 B.C. After her father King Ptolemy XII died, she and her brother ascended to the throne. She was 18 years old during this time. Their relationship became strained after …

The dream of a united Africa started way before the formulation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 following an intervention by the King of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I in Addis Ababa. In the early 1960s, when independence was sweeping throughout the colonized continent, liberation fighters and independence heroes were loosely speaking about a united Africa that will …

Makobo Modjadji, known as Makobo Modjadji VI, The Rain Queen, was born in 1978 and died in 2005. In the line of rain queens for the Balobedu tribe, she was the sixth. Modjadji, or Queen of the Rain is the ancestral queen of the Balobedu people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The succession to the Rain Queen role …

The Dahomey Kingdom — present-day Benin — During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Africa. The nation had one of Africa’s biggest armies at the time, including the powerful Dahomey Amazons. It also had extensive foreign trade with different European nations. A robust economy, as well as a highly functioning political structure. …

Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. “Lion of Africa” President Robert Mugabe had always been in love with African culture and heritage neglecting foreign cultures. A group photo of African presidents adorning Indian attires at the 2015 India-Africa …