The population history of West Africa is composed of West African populations that were considerably mobile and interacted with one another throughout...

The history of West Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the Iron Age in Africa, the period of major polities flourishing, the colonial period...

West Africa, also called Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina...

of wealth, recent economic expansion and a large and young population make Africa an important economic market in the broader global context. Africa has...

genetic history of Africa summarizes the genetic makeup and population history of African populations in Africa, composed of the overall genetic history, including...

demographic history. This is partly due to the territory's geographical location at the crossroads of several major cultural areas: North Africa, the Middle...

genetic history of West Africa encompasses the genetic history of the people of West Africa. The Sahara served as a trans-regional passageway and place of dwelling...

include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African countries and territories that are situated...

another throughout the population history of West Africa. Acheulean tool-using archaic humans may have dwelled throughout West Africa since at least between...

"The Development of States in West Central Africa to 1540". A History of West Central Africa to 1850. New Approaches to African History. Cambridge: Cambridge...

French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal...

The population history of China covers the long-term pattern of population growth in China and its impact on the history of China. The population went...

agglomerations. India's population exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people in 2010. However, because Africa's population growth is extremely...

27°S 26°E / -27; 26 North West (Tswana: Bokone Bophirima; Afrikaans: Noord-Wes [ˈnuərt.vɛs]) is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. The...

The history of North Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its classical period, the arrival and spread of Islam, the colonial period, and finally...

The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by increasing life expectancy...

genetic history of North Africa encompasses the genetic history of the people of North Africa. The most important source of gene flow to North Africa from...

coast of Africa and in parts of West Africa. The importance of domestic plantation slavery increased during the 19th century, due to the abolition of the...

clear the bush of civilians in German South West Africa resulted in a genocide of the population. In total, as many as 65,000 Herero (80% of the total Herero...

was a German colony: German South West Africa. After the First World War, the League of Nations gave South Africa a mandate to administer the territory...

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explorers traveled down the west African Coast, detailing and mapping the coastline and in 1488 they rounded the Cape of Good Hope. The Dutch East India...

during the early 7th century CE. Almost one-third of the world's Muslim population resides in Africa. Muslims crossed current Djibouti and Somalia to seek...

portal African-American neighborhoods List of African-American neighborhoods List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations List of U.S. counties...

the population of South Africa is about 62 million people of diverse origins, cultures, languages, and religions. With a majority being Black Africans. The...

present in West Africa, northern Central Africa and India. In West and Central Africa it is restricted to fragmented and isolated populations with a declining...

Republic of the Congo alone. The larger of the individual Bantu groups have populations of several million, e.g.the large majority of West Africa, notably...

that evidence of trade in luxury items like precious metals and shells across the entirety of the continent. African economic history often focuses on...

years of human prehistory and history for the human population to reach a billion and only 218 years more to reach 8 billion. The human population has experienced...

Tunisia (1%). Ethnic French, Spanish, West African, and Sephardic Jewish populations also inhabit the region. Centuries of Arabization and Arab migration to...