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Mpongwe: they are a Myene-speaking Western #Bantu tribe which occupies territory around the #RiverGabon estuary on the northern coast of #Gabon in #CentralAfrica.

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August 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Baoule #Akan Clan State: the only senior survivor in 1750's #Asante clan war was #AbenaPokou who lost the war & her clan's claim to the throne but who fled west to found #Baoule.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #WestAfrica #modernafrica #IvoryCoast #civilwar

The History Files: Baoule Akan Clan State (Africa)

August 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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#CentralAfrica States: these states are classified into three overall phases: native, colonial, and post-colonial, with a variety of names to record.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #colonial #ancientafrica #modernafrica #colonialafrica

The History Files: Central Africa States

June 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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#IbrahimTraore #AfricanLeadership #RevolutionaryLeader #ModernAfrica #PoliticalChange #AfricaRising #BookLaunch

December 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM

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Congo-Leopoldville: in 1960 the new state of #Congo-Leopoldville gained independence from #Belgium and its #BelgianCongo colonial structure as, officially, #RepublicoftheCongo.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #Leopoldville #Congo #modernafrica

The History Files: Congo-Leopoldville (Africa)

August 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Orungu / Orongous: the Orungu formed a kingdom of the same name before AD 1700, the only important state in the region which would come to be called Gabon.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #modernafrica #Orungu #Gabon

August 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

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#Zobeir Dynasty: this was a short-lived power which formed through extreme violence in territory to the east of #LakeChad, much of which had only recently belonged to the fading #BornuEmpire.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #Bornu #modernafrica

The History Files: Zobeir Dynasty (Africa)

July 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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DRC: known variously as #DRC (an abbreviation of its full name), #DRCongo, #Congo-Kinshasa (to differentiate it from its neighbour, #Congo-Brazzaville), or simply #Congo.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #modernafrica #CentralAfrica

July 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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French Equatorial Africa: #France on 15 Jan 1910 formed the Federation of #FrenchColonies out of all its #CentralAfrica colonial possessions, along with many later revisions.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #modernafrica #colonialism #FrenchEquatorialAfrica

The History Files: French Equatorial Africa

July 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Biafra: Nigeria's Ibo-dominated eastern three states seceded in 1967 as the republic of #Biafra, albeit not universally recognised.

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#history #historyfiles #africa #biafra #WestAfrica #tribes #modernafrica #postcolonialism #colonialism #Nigeria #republics

January 6, 2026 at 8:04 PM

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Protectorate of #Swaziland: #Britain agreed to a creation of this #Transvaal protectorate (19/12/1894) without it being incorporated.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #SouthAfrica #eSwatini #Swazi #Swaziland #Transvaal #modernafrica #BritishEmpire #colonialism

The History Files: Protectorate of Swaziland (Africa)

August 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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French Dahomey: the entire #colonial holding was rebranded in 1894 to include the entire #Dahomey kingdom, held until it became autonomous in 1958.

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#history #historyfiles #africa #WestAfrica #tribes #modernafrica #colonialism #imperialism #France #Dahomey

January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM

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Modern Mali: one of the world's poorest countries, #Mali has suffered not only from #dictatorship but has also witnessed drought, rebellion, and several military #coups.

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#history #historyfiles #africa #WestAfrica #tribes #modernafrica #poorestcountry

December 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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Modern Angola: this gained independence in 1975 as the People's Republic of #Angola without any official handover or preparation, and was immediately caught up in a #ColdWar power struggle.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #modernafrica #independence

July 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Modern #Benin: the coastal state of #Allada and the inland kingdom of #Dahomey both claimed land in today's Benin's borders, unlike the #Edo / Benin empire which largely lay in #Nigeria.

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January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM

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Map of Central #Africa AD 1897: #CentralAfrica in the 1800s was a land of shifting borders, with small states expanding to incorporate tribal societies & European powers making strides in control.

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#history #historyfiles #Europeans #colonialism #modernafrica

The History Files: Map of Central Africa AD 1897

June 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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#ZuluNation: was descended from the #Nguni, a group which established itself in the #SouthAfrica region in the 1600s as #Bantu-Speakers who had been migrating down the east coast of #Africa.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #modernafrica #Zulu #Bantu

August 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM

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Independent State of #Kongo: Pedro VI signed the #TreatyofVassalage with #Portugal in 1888 via #ConferenceofBerlin (1884), so it was merged into #PortugueseAngola & #StateofCongo.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #KongoEmpire #modernafrica #colonialism #Angola

The History Files: Independent State of Kongo

July 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Basuto: the #Basuto name roughly translates as the 'country of the #Sesotho speaking people', with this country's founders being a mixture of #Bantu speaking Sotho (or #Basotho) and #Tswana people.

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#history #historyfiles #Africa #SouthAfrica #modernafrica

August 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Empire of Central #Africa: control was seized in 1966 by #JeanBedelBokassa and, just a decade later, he had himself declared #emperor with the republic as his own empire of #CentralAfrica.

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#history #historyfiles #modernafrica #CAR #CentralAfricanRepublic

The History Files: Empire of Central Africa

July 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM

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Zande: the Zande recognise a single ancestor by the name of Ngoura, who lived at the end of the eighteenth century and is believed to have died around 1800.

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