Africa – Angola
America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), briefly...
African Cowboys on the Argentine Pampas: Their Disappearance from the Historical Record
Following the introduction of cattle into the Caribbean in 1493, during Christopher Columbus’s second voyage, cattle ranching proliferated along a...
Praia, Cape Verde (1615- )
Praia is the capital and largest city of the island nation Cape Verde, an archipelago approximately 400 miles west of...
Lusaka, Zambia (1913- )
Lusaka is the largest city in the Republic of Zambia with a population of 1.8 million. It serves as Zambia’s...
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (1687- )
Bissau is the capital of the nation of Guinea-Bissau. It is located on the Geba River estuary on the Atlantic...
Emboscada, Paraguay (1740- )
Emboscada is a small city located in the Cordillera region of Paraguay. In 2002 the city had a population of...
Luanda, Angola (1576- )
Afro-Uruguay: A Brief History
In the following account University of Pittsburgh historian George Reid Andrews provides an introduction to the history of the population...
Libreville, Gabon (1848- )
Libreville is the largest city and capital of Gabon, a small country on the western coast of Africa. In 2005...
