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Category Archives: AFRICAN HISTORY
CONGO ATROCITIES COULD BE GENOCIDE
Congo atrocities could be “genocide” Published on : 26 August 2010 – 4:36pm | By RNW Africa Desk (Photo: Lionel Healing/AFP) UN investigators have uncovered mass human rights abuses in Congo in the 1990s including the possible genocide of Hutu … Continue reading
NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR:FRANCE BACKED BIAFRA TO THE HILT
Keeping Biafra Alive TIME MAGAZINE Friday, Dec. 06, 1968 Perhaps the most important single reason for battered Biafra’s continuing survival against the attacks of the Nigerian Federal Army is a steady infusion of French military aid. Although the French will … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AFRICAN HISTORY, ARMED CONFLICT, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NEWS & REPORTS, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY
Tagged BIAFRA, DEFENCE & SECURITY, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, MILITARY HARDWARE, MILITARY PHOTOS, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN POLITICAL HISTORY, SOUTH AFRICA, ZIMBABWE
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EQUAL VETERAN PENSIONS WELL RECEIVED IN CAMEROON
Equal veteran pensions well received in Cameroon Published on : 20 July 2010 – 2:10pm | By RNW Africa Desk (Photo: AFP) On July 13, Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president announced that African veterans of the French armed forces are … Continue reading
BELGIAN REIGN OF TERROR IN COLONIAL DR CONGO REVISITED
Belgian reign of terror casts shadow over Congolese anniversary Published on : 30 June 2010 – 11:27am | By Vanessa Mock (Photo: AFP) Quelques activistes de la communauté congolaise aux Pays-Bas saisissent ce moment des célébrations du 50 ème anniversaire … Continue reading
NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR:THE MERCENARIES OF BIAFRA
Biafra: The Mercenaries TIME MAGAZINE Friday, Oct. 25, 1968 From the outset, the war between Nigeria and secessionist Biafra loomed as an unequal contest. It was not surprising that, as in the earlier Congo conflicts, foreign mercenaries were drawn to … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN ARMED FORCES, AFRICAN HISTORY, GLOBAL DEFENCE NEWS, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGERIA, NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN NAVY, POLITICS
Tagged DEFENCE & SECURITY, DEFENCE NEWS AND REPORTS, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, MILITARY HARDWARE, NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, NIGERIAN ARMY, NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR, NIGERIAN MILITARY HISTORY, NIGERIAN POLITICAL HISTORY
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THE LEGACY OF SOUTH AFRICA’S APARTHEID ERA
Changes and challenges: The legacy of South Africa’s apartheid era The release of Nelson Mandela marked a change in the country’s direction On February 2, 1990, South African President, FW de Klerk, announced reforms that would lead to the end … Continue reading
SEVEN OF THE WORLD’S TEN LONGEST-SERVING PRESIDENTS ARE AFRICANS
Longest-serving leaders MUAMMAR QADDAFI: 40 years, 6 months. Mr. Qaddafi seized power in a bloodless military coup in September 1969. Thanks to sitting on top of Africa’s largest proven oil reserves, he is used to throwing his weight around internationally, … Continue reading
HOW NIGERIA’S GLOVER HAUSAS HELPED THE BRITISH TO COLONISE GHANA
Zongos And the Armed Forces Accra Mail (Accra) March 17, 2006 A.R. Alhassan Native Officers Dan Bornu, Harry Zenouah, Mazaawaje, Ali and the rest of them who made up Captain Glover’s 600 Hausas, as the soldiers who were brought in … Continue reading
Prediction Which Shaped the Political Destiny of the Yar’Adua Family
As the story goes, the following incident happened many years ago in the palace of Alhaji Usman Nagogo, late Emir of Katsina. Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua, father of Shehu and Umaru, was at the time holder of the traditional chieftaincy title … Continue reading
MAKERS AND WRECKERS, HEROES AND VILLAINS OF MODERN AFRICA IN PICTURES
Dedicated to past African presidents, vice presidents, prime ministers, opposition leaders, guerrilla leaders and soldiers who bestrode the continental space for good or bad. Six pages and counting. A detailed and engaging compendium Do COPY AND PASTE the following link … Continue reading
Posted in AFRICA, AFRICAN HISTORY, POLITICS
Tagged AFRICAN HISTORY, GEOPOLITICS & STRATEGIC STUDIES, POLITICAL HISTORY
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