Uncovering untold stories in African history.
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined January 2025
- Tweets1.4K
- Following27
- Followers58
- Likes385
Pinned Tweet
🇨🇩1930-1940 Lubumbashi became a centre of the Congo's copper industry
Congolese workers built a prosperous cosmopolitan industrial city. Their memories describe this period as la belle époque “the beautiful time”
But it sits alongside those of colonial rule and racial inequality
🇨🇩 Mbilia Bel rose to prominence in the 1980s as one of the major female voices in Congolese rumba. Her career offers a story about women, popular music and cultural influence across Africa.
🇳🇬 A 8000 year old canoe discovered in northeastern Nigeria is evidence of ancient water transport in the region.
AfricanPast retweeted
Exodus into Zaire, 1994 🇷🇼
Rwandan refugees walk into Goma after civil war erupts in Rwanda.
🇷🇼 August 1994: A French soldier reinforces security fencing around an airport during Operation Turquoise, France’s UN-authorised intervention in Rwanda amid the genocide and refugee crisis.
AfricanPast retweeted
A modern cross border pipeline if completed will reduce transport costs and improve supply reliability.
AfricanPast retweeted
Fermina Lucumí also played a leading role in cuba's slave rebellions.
Their stories highlight the overlooked role of women in fighting, organizing and leading the struggle against slavery.
AfricanPast retweeted
🇸🇳 Senegalese rappers once helped turn political frustration into a mass movement
The youth collective Y'en a marre "we're fed up" mobilized against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for another term, helping defeat Wade in the 2012 elections.
🇸🇳 Senegalese rappers once helped turn political frustration into a mass movement
The youth collective Y'en a marre "we're fed up" mobilized against President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for another term, helping defeat Wade in the 2012 elections.
AfricanPast retweeted
🇪🇹🇪🇷 In 2018, Ethiopia and Eritrea moved to end decades of hostilities.
Ethiopia's new prime minister Ahmed Abiy and Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki restored diplomatic relations and reopened links between the countries. Families separated by the conflict began reconnecting.
AfricanPast retweeted
🇸🇸 On July 2011, South Sudan became the world's newest country after decades of conflict and a referendum for independence. Celebrations filled Juba but independence also brought challenges like build state institutions manage oil revenues and preventing renewed conflict.
🇪🇹🇪🇷 In 2018, Ethiopia and Eritrea moved to end decades of hostilities.
Ethiopia's new prime minister Ahmed Abiy and Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki restored diplomatic relations and reopened links between the countries. Families separated by the conflict began reconnecting.
AfricanPast retweeted
the reported presence of Eritrean troops raises the risk of a direct interstate war.
AfricanPast retweeted
The airport is around 45 km from central Luanda.
At that distance it affects convenience and transfer costs particularly if road and rail connections are not sufficiently reliable
AfricanPast retweeted
The AU opposed foreign military intervention and proposed a political roadmap but failed to stop the NATO campaign.
The AU's inability to enforce the settlement raises question on the continent's capacity to manage it's conflicts when external powers use military intervention.
🇸🇸 On July 2011, South Sudan became the world's newest country after decades of conflict and a referendum for independence. Celebrations filled Juba but independence also brought challenges like build state institutions manage oil revenues and preventing renewed conflict.
AfricanPast retweeted
🇬🇲 In December 2016, Gambians voted to end Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule, electing opposition candidate Adama Barrow.
Jammeh initially conceded defeat then rejected the result. The crisis ended after regional pressure and military intervention threats forced him to leave office.
🇬🇲 In December 2016, Gambians voted to end Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule, electing opposition candidate Adama Barrow.
Jammeh initially conceded defeat then rejected the result. The crisis ended after regional pressure and military intervention threats forced him to leave office.
AfricanPast retweeted
Pillay defended anti-apartheid activists including Nelson Mandela and later served as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where her work helped establish that sexual violence could constitute genocide.
