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Death pardons and chasing diplomats with sticks
In 1971 communist Bob Newland goes on a secret mission to South Africa to fight Apartheid
In 1996, Wale Adenuga’s sitcom Papa Ajasco first hit Nigerian TV screens.
When Yoweri Museveni came to power in 1986, he asked exiled Asians to return to Uganda.
How huge unrest forced the Egyptian government to ditch a plan to increase bread prices
In 1868 Tewodros II of Ethiopia prepared to make a last stand against the British army.
The Stele of Axum, a 4th century Ethiopian treasure, was returned by Italy in 2005
In the late 1800s thousands of African-Americans tried to emigrate to escape violence
The groundbreaking autobiography of a woman who grew up in 19th century Nigeria
Rare archive recordings of people who lived through the unification of Nigeria in 1914
Rare recordings of African veterans of WW1 in East Africa
In late November 1922 the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was uncovered
During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma
Johnny Smythe was one of very few West Africans to fly with Britain's airforce during WW2
How a meeting in Manchester shaped the post-war struggle against colonialism
In 1948 Ghana was rocked by riots following the killing of Ghanaian WW2 veterans
It is 55 years since the Mau Mau leader Dedan Kimathi was arrested in Kenya.
An eyewitness account of a discovery that changed Nigerian history
The trades union activist and politician who fought for Nigerian independence.
Following the death of Nelson Mandela we remember the system he was fighting against
In 1958 the Nigerian writer published his first book, revolutionising African literature.
When Tunisia introduced divorce, abortion and votes for women ahead of much of the world.
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958
How Ethiopia's Emperor was almost overthrown in a bloody coup
