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1 day ago · Reliving the past isn't always a pleasant experience, which is what award-winning Nigerian author, Wole Soyinka, is now discovering. Having been the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, he is no stranger to fame, but current plans to turn his riveting 1972 memoir into a film are giving him pause.
5 days ago · First "Doctor" movie, biggest hit of year Mar 1954 West of Zanzibar: Ealing Harry Watt Leslie Norman Anthony Steel Shot in East Africa; sequel to Where No Vultures Fly: May 1954 Forbidden Cargo: London Independent Harold French Sydney Box Nigel Patrick May 1954 The Rainbow Jacket: Ealing Basil Dearden Michael Relph 1954 The Seekers: Ken Annakin ...
2 days ago · Tanzania, is an East African country situated just south of the Equator. Tanzania was formed as a sovereign state in 1964 through the union of the theretofore separate states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
4 days ago · Timbuktu began as a seasonal settlement and became permanent early in the 12th century. After a shift in trading routes, particularly after the visit by Mansa Musa around 1325, Timbuktu flourished, due to its strategic location, from the trade in salt, gold, and ivory.
2 days ago · When the Portuguese began trading on the west coast of Africa in the 15th century, they concentrated their energies on Guinea and Angola. Hoping at first for gold , they soon found that slaves were the most valuable commodity available in the region for export.
2 days ago · By the 19th century, the Zanzibar Sultanate had emerged as the primary slave market in Eastern Africa, thanks to its strategic location in the Indian Ocean. It is estimated that between 1830 and 1873, approximately 600,000 people were sold as slaves, with many more dying in the process.
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4 days ago · Immerse yourself in the rich history of Zanzibar's Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with its ancient architecture and vibrant bazaars.