Its nine masts meant it was high-powered enough to link all of Germany’s African ... coast of Africa. The British feared this would put troop ships from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa ...

While South Africa has several memorials dedicated to white soldiers who died in the world wars, Black servicemen's contributions were ignored for decades.

In contrast to North Africa, East Africa was never subject to one wide, sweeping Muslim takeover. Islam came to the East African coast ... an island some 200 miles South of Dar Es Salaam.

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...