Africa by Wiafe-Amoako, Francis, author instant download

Africa by Wiafe-Amoako, Francis, author instant download

xviii, 357 pages : 28 cm, Provides information on all countries on the African continent with an overview of political and economic histories, current events, and emerging trends, Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-357), Part one. Historical background (pre-Colonial period). Prehistoric Africa -- Early civilizations of the Nile Valley and Mediterranean Sea -- The kingdom of Ethiopia -- The spread of Islam -- Arabs and traders in East Africa -- The empires and peoples of West Africa -- Peoples of Central and Southern Africa -- European discovery and exploration -- Early Ethiopian-European contact -- The Arabs and Ottoman Turks in North Africa -- European settlers in South Africa, Part two. The Colonial period. The Portuguese (about 1550) -- The British (about 1660) -- The French (about 1830) -- The Americans (1835, see Liberia) -- King Leopold 2 and the Belgians (1885) -- The Spanish (1885) -- The Germans (1885) -- The South Africans (1919) -- The Italians (1927), Part three. North Africa. Algeria -- Egypt -- Libya -- Morocco -- Tunisia, Part four. West Africa. Benin -- Burkina Faso -- Cape Verde -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Gambia -- Ghana -- Guinea -- Guinea-Bissau -- Mali -- Mauritania -- Niger -- Nigeria -- Senegal -- Sierra Leone -- Togo, Part five. Central Africa. Burundi -- Cameroon -- Central African Republic -- Chad -- Congo -- Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Equatorial Guinea -- Gabon -- Rwanda -- São Tomé and Príncipe, Part six. East Africa. Dijbouti -- Eritrea -- Ethiopia -- Kenya -- Somalia -- The Republic of South Sudan -- The Republic of Sudan -- Tanzania -- Uganda, Part seven. Indian Ocean island nations. Comoros -- Madagascar -- Mauritius -- Seychelles, Part eight. Southern Africa. Angola -- Botswana -- Lesotho -- Malawi -- Mozambique -- Namibia -- South Africa -- Swaziland -- Zambia -- Zimbabwe, Part four. West Africa. Benin -- Burkina Faso -- Cape Verde -- Cote d'Ivoire -- Gambia -- Ghana -- Guinea -- Guinea-Bissau -- Mali -- Mauritania