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Journeying with God Part I    by John Monyjok Maluth
Price: Free! 18110 words. Language: English. Published by Discipleship Press on May 16, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

I was born in 1983 in the small village called Dhuording near Nasir. Nasir is one of the towns in eastern region of the Upper Nile State in South Sudan. I have no exact birth date in mind because my parents cannot read or write and they cannot tell me the exact date of which I was born.
Hartbeespoortdam    by B.K. de Beer
Price: Free! 4850 words. Language: Afrikaans. Published by Kameeldoring Boeke  on April 22, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

Hierdie is die volledige teks van Hoofstuk 18, uit B. K. de Beer se boek: Agter die Magalies. Bertus de Beer was 'n boer langs die Krokodilrivier net 'n paar kilometer aan die onderkant van die Hartbeespoortdam. Daarom bied hy aan ons 'n unieke perspektief van die geskiedenis van die “Dam” en hoe afhanklik die boere was van die water uit die dam.
The Egg Breakers - Counter-Terrorism in Sub Saharan Africa    by Jacobus Kotze
Price: Free! 89240 words. Language: English (South African dialect). Published on March 21, 2013. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Islamic militancy.

It is not generally known in the West that Africa has a long tradition of counter-terrorism since the 1950's. For several decades Sub Saharan African States like Colonial Kenya, Rhodesia and Apartheid South Africa regularly defeated terrorism. This is a study into the world of counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency in Sub Saharan Africa.
Agter die Magalies    by B.K. de Beer
Price: Free! 18890 words. Language: Afrikaans. Published by Kameeldoring Boeke  on January 31, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

Die geskiedenis van Brits en omstreke word van die oerknal tot die mid-sewentiger jare, in hierdie boek opgeteken. Indien u noord van die Magaliesberg en naby Brits groot geword het, of 'n belangstelling het in die geskiedenis van die omgewing behoort die boek baie interessant te wees. Hierdie is die begin van 'n elektroniese uitgawe van die boek wat die eerste keer in 1975 gepubliseer is.
The Land and the People: A Small Nigerian Picture    by Nneka Sophie Amalu
Price: Free! 870 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

Nigeria, located in the West of Africa, is an entity blessed with rich human and natural resources. Hence, this small article pictures its geographical location, vegetation and its vast group of people -ethnically diversed but have accommodated and ensured a peaceful co-existence.
South African Struggles: 1902-1994    by Gerald Jonas
You set the price! 26020 words. Language: English. Published on November 22, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

The struggles of the Afrikaner away from British Colonialism, then the struggle fighting Apartheid till Nelson Mandela became the first democratic leader.
South African History Safari 1488-1902    by Gerald Jonas
You set the price! 38020 words. Language: English. Published on November 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

The Portuguese, Khoi, Dutch,Zulu and English influence on South African History.
Karamojo Bell    by Denis OLeary
Price: Free! 1520 words. Language: English. Published on November 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers.

Walter "Karamojo" Bell spent half his life hunting in Africa, and made a fortune from the ivory trade.
The Tale of The Cow Tail & Other Stories from the African Diaspora    by Lanre Ogundimu
Price: $0.99 USD. 29330 words. Language: English. Published by Esteem MultiMedia  on April 29, 2012. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Family relationships.

"... a vivid view of an African community and its citizens. The author took me there, and I did not have purchase a ticket." Herb Metoyer, Author
My Passage to Africa.    by Brian C. Rushton
Price: $0.99 USD. 22830 words. Language: English. Published on April 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

This is my true account of a journey to southern Africa with two of my friends in 1971, and my experiences whilst working for a fire brigade in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). There are many amusing anecdotes, but most of the humour is derived from the differences in the eras over the past 40 years, especially in today's PC climate. I hope this tale will interest, amuse & amaze the reader.