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In 1909, Theodore Roosevelt Embarked on an Ambitious Expedition to East Africa. Here’s Why His Trip Still Matters Today

The 26th U.S. president is both lauded as a conservationist and condemned as a big-game hunter. A new book recounts the ...
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History of East Africa edited by Roland Oliver and [others]

Volume 1, reviewed by T. O. Ranger in Tanganyika notes and records (Dar es Salaam) no. 63, September 1964, pages 261-262 Volume 2, reviewed by R. C. Bridges in Uganda journal (Kampala) 30 (2) 1966, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Understanding the Gaps in Africa’s Archaeological Record

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Big gaps exist in the ...
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A history of East Africa; an introductory survey, by Zöe Marsh and G. W. Kingsnorth

First-3d edition published under title: An introduction to the history of East Africa. Reviewed by I. K. Katoke in Tanzania notes and records (Dar es Salaam) nos. 77 ...
Science Daily

Archaeologists report earliest evidence for plant farming in east Africa

A trove of ancient plant remains excavated in Kenya helps explain the history of plant farming in equatorial eastern Africa, a region long thought to be important for early farming but where scant ...
The Citizen on MSN

Zanzibar’s forgotten railway: East Africa’s first steam line that vanished too soon

Stone Town. Few visitors strolling through the winding alleys of Zanzibar’s Stone Town today would guess that the island was once home to East and Central Africa’s first steam railway.Long before ...
THE WEEK

Africa is going through a massive breakup thanks to an impending continental separation

Africa is dividing in two, and a new landmass and ocean may form sooner than expected. The change could alter the climate and ecosystem of the region, as well as the way humans live. In the geologic ...