📚 Did you know? Africa's storytelling tradition is ancient! Before written books, history & tales were passed down orally through vibrant stories, songs & proverbs. These "living libraries" shaped African literature as we know it! #WorldBookDay #AfricanStories #booksky

Did you know that the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe, in present-day Zimbabwe, was once the capital of a powerful medieval kingdom that controlled a vast network of trade routes across southern Africa?
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The ancient University of Sankore in Timbuktu, Mali had a vast library of over 700,000 manuscripts, making it one of the largest and oldest collections of books in Africa.
Manuscripts, dating back to the 13th century, covered topics such as astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and Islamic law.
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) holds the record for the shortest war in history, lasting only 38 minutes. British warships bombarded Zanzibar's palace after the new sultan, Khalid bin Bargash, resisted British control
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Discover the 73,000-yr-old Blombos Cave art! Claimed to be the world's first known drawing by humans, this ancient South African art redefines human cognition & creativity! #BlombosCaveArt #AncientHistory #HumanEvolution

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Ancient Egyptians developed a 365-day calendar around 3000 BCE, dividing the year into 12 months of 30 days + 5 extra days! Their lunisolar calendar influenced many others, leaving a lasting legacy! #EgyptianCalendar #AncientHistory #Africa #bluesky

Africa is home to the world's oldest university: The University of Al-Karaouine in Morocco was founded in 859 AD
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