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Oct'20 What's Going On September 29, 2020 22.10.2020 – Black British History: 70 Years of Music & Struggle (1948-2018)

Robin Walker delivers an engrossing fun multi-media presentation of 70 eventful years of Modern Black British Heritage.

Encyclopaedia Africana T August 28, 2020 TIMBUKTU (MALI)

Brief synthesis Located at the gateway to the Sahara desert, within the confines of the fertile zone of the Sudan  and in an exceptionally  propitious site near to the river, Timbuktu is one of the cities of Africa whose name is the most heavily charged with history. Founded in the 5th century, the economic and …

D Encyclopaedia Africana August 28, 2020 OLD TOWNS OF DJENNE (MALI)

The property is an ensemble that over many years has symbolised the typical African city.

C Encyclopaedia Africana August 28, 2020 CHONGONI ROCK ART (MALAWI)

The rock art of the Chongoni sites records the cultural history and traditions of the peoples of the Malawi plateau: the transition from a foraging lifestyle to food production, the subsequent Ngoni invasion of the Chewa people, and the coming of the white man.

Encyclopaedia Africana M August 27, 2020 MOORE TOWN MAROONS (JAMAICA)

Moore Town is home to the descendants of independent communities of former enslaved people who escaped from a life as slaves known as Maroons.

A Encyclopaedia Africana August 27, 2020 ASANTE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS (GHANA)

The group of buildings is the only surviving example of the Asante traditional architecture.

Encyclopaedia Africana S August 27, 2020 STONE CIRCLES OF SENEGAMBIA (GAMBIA)

The circles of stones reflect a sophisticated and productive society.

Encyclopaedia Africana H August 26, 2020 HARAR JUGOL (ETHIOPIA)

The fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts and savannah.

Encyclopaedia Africana F August 26, 2020 ANCIENT CITY OF FASIL GHEBBI (ETHIOPIA)

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors.

A Encyclopaedia Africana August 26, 2020 ROYAL PALACES OF ABOMEY (BENIN)

The Royal Palaces of Abomey are a group of monuments of great historical and cultural value.

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