AFRICOM Cultural Awareness Knowledge Center

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent.

Chronicles foreign political and military interventions in Africa from 1956 to 2010, helping readers understand the historical roots of Africa's problems.

This comprehensive volume presents information about the civil wars which have taken place in Africa over the years of the independence era since 1945

This book examines some of the major dimensions of the U.S. security relations with Africa, including American security interests on the continent, the "war on terror" AFRICOM, and military cooperation.

Zuberi weaves exclusive interview excerpts and stories from many Africans he has met with old newsreels, current news and reports, and research into a larger narrative that takes readers through key events in African history and shows their importance today. The book provides context for understanding connections between events in Africa and the world, such as Nigeria s Boko Haram acts of war against the citizens of Nigeria and neighboring states, China s rise as the main superpower with the largest financial connections to the African continent, and the so-called war against terrorism.