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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 ...
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 Conversation

What are Sabaki languages? How people formed ethnic groups along the coast of east Africa

Daren Ray has received funding from thr Social Science Research Council and the United States Department of Education Fulbright program. A new book called Ethnicity, Identity and Conceptualizing ...