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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.
Haunted Africa: True Ghost Stories Part I    by Mary Devey
Price: $2.99 USD. 23830 words. Language: English. Published on March 28, 2013. Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal.

Haunted Africa: True Ghost Stories Part 1 includes a compilation of African stories from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda which explores demonic possessions, haunted dwellings, child ritual abuse, witchcraft and African goblins. Anything can happen in Africa; strange creatures show themselves all the time and you might have read about how people get their way all the time using goblins..
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.
Nigerian Christianity and the Society of African Missions. History, Strategies and Challenges    by Francis Rozario S. I
Price: $2.99 USD. 51570 words. Language: English. Published on March 4, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

The Church history of Nigeria from the time of the Portuguese explorations till today is narrated with special focus given to the last 150 years, where the Catholic Church started proper establishment and expansion.
Echoes of the Ashanti Empire Part 1 and 2    by Dennis Mensah
Price: $5.28 USD. 37370 words. Language: English. Published on March 3, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

This research publication is a two part series about the Ashanti people, Kingdom and Empire. This research publication examines the origins of the Ashanti people of modern-day Ghana formerly known as the Gold Coast. This research publication also examines the origins of the Ashanti Kingdom and the powerful Empire. This research publication also examines the different internal and external factor.
Echoes of the Ashanti Empire Part 2    by Dennis Mensah
Price: $3.30 USD. 22860 words. Language: English. Published on March 3, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

This research publication is the part two in a series of four about the Ashanti people, Kingdom and Empire. This research publication examines the decline and fall of the Ashanti Empire of modern-day Ghana formerly known as the Gold Coast). This research publication also examines the different internal and external (political and economic) factors that played a role in the decline of the empire
Echoes of the Ashanti Empire Part 1    by Dennis Mensah
Price: $3.30 USD. 15360 words. Language: English. Published on March 3, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

This research publication is the part one in a series about the Ashanti people, Kingdom and Empire. This research publication examines the origins of the Ashanti people of modern-day Ghana (formerly known as the Gold Coast). This research publication also examines the origins of the Ashanti Kingdom and the powerful Empire.
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 Zulu Wars - A Brief History    by Andrew Knight
Price: $3.50 USD. 6160 words. Language: British English. Published by UK Independent Publishers  on January 29, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

The Anglo – Zulu wars, a clash between the might of the British Empire with the African Zulu Kingdom, began in 1879. The British forces, led by Lord Chelmsford, invaded Zululand. Many battles ensued, including a stunning Zulu victory at Isandlwana, and the near-collapse of the garrison at Rorke’s Drift. However, in the end, the British were triumphant. The Zulu would no longer be free.