2000 BC.
The Kingdom of KUSH begins in NUBIA
900 BC.
The KUSH kingdom became independent
from Egypt
600 BC.
The NOK culture begins in northern Nigeria
200 BC.
The NOK culture ends.

2nd century AD
The AXUM kingdome rises to power
320-350 AD
King Ezana rules AXUM and convertes to Christianity
350 AD
The AXUM kingdom overruns the city of the
KUSH kingdom. The area of KUSH ends.
600 AD
AXUM rules part of western Arabia
770 AD
The kingdom of GHANA rises to power in West Africa. Build Soninke people.
800 AD
The IFE kingdom in Nigeria and Kanem-Bornu become prominent

800 AD
Arabs and persians set up first trading posts in East Africa
900 AD
GHANA controls the trade with gold and salt.
Ghana also buys cloth from Europe.
999 AD
Baganda is the first king of KANO in western Nigeria.

1000 AD
The AXUM kingdom collapses as a
new islamic empire from Arabia expands
1043 AD
The MANDINGO EMPIRE of Jrenne founded in West Africa.
1200
Eweka is the first OBA (ruler) in the new founded BENIN kingdom
1240
GHANA becomes part of the new MALI EMPIRE
1307
Mali Empire at its high with TIMBUKTU as capital
1332
Probable year of Mansa Musa`s dead
1335
The SHONGAI rouling dynasty is founded
1450
The kingdom of GREAT ZIMBABWE is at his peak
1440-1480
Reign of the most famous OBA (ruler) of BENIN, Ewuare the Great
1464
SHONGHAI breaks away from MALI`s control
1441
PORTUGUESE ships bring slaves back
from West Africa to Europe
1448
Slaves are sold at the first portuguese trading post in Africa
1493
Askia Muhammad the 1. becoms the
new ruler of SONGHAI at its peak
1502
Spanish take the first african slaves to the plantations in America
1506
The KONGO KINGDOM has is first Christian king, Alfonso 1.
1530
The TRANS ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE from Africa to America begins.
1571-1603
Idris Alawma is the new ruler of the empire
of KANEM-BORNU
1591
The SONGHAI KINGDOM is defated by Moroccan, Portugueseand Spanish soldiers
1680
The average plantation in Barbados
has 60 slaves
1681
The American state of Virginia has about 2000 slaves
1700
Peak time for the slave trade. Cities such as Liverpool, Nantes
and Bristol grow rich on the profits.
1730
90 per cent of Jamaica`s population are of african orgin
1780
First campaigners against slavery
1788
The African Association is set up in London
1795
Munngo Park explores the river Niger
1806
Britain takes control of the CAPE COLONY from the Dutch
1807

HAITI becomes the FIRST REPUBLIC ruled by formals AFRICAN SLAVES
1807
The British slave trade is abolished
1808
Sierra Leone becomes under British control
1835
The Boers (Dutch farmers) leave Cape Colony and
begin the Great Trek north
1843
Gambia is the next african colony for Britain
1852
Livingston starts a four-year journey across Africa,
following the Zambezi River
1858
The first Europeans to see the the Lake Tanganyika
are John Speke and Richard Burton
1860
Lagos (Nigeria becomes a British colony
1878
The ZULU War with Britain.
After six months, thr British ar victorious
1882
Britain takes control over Egypt
1884
The BERLIN CONFERENCE divides Africa
up among seven European contries with no regard for African people, cultures and natural boundaries.
1889
The British conquer the land of matabele, calling it Rhodesia
1891
Northern Algeria becoms part of France.
1891
Tanganyika (now Tanzania) becomes a
German protrctorate.
1893
The French take control over Mali
1895
Kenya is now under British control
1899-1902
The Boer Wars between Britain and the Boer people.
1903
The Gold Coast (now Ghana) becomes British colony
1910
The South African Union is formed
1911
The British coony of Rhodesia is divided into Southern
(now Zimbabwe) and Northern (now Zambia)
1912
Morocco is divided into French and Spanish protectorates
1957
GHANA, formaly known as the GOLD COAST, gained as FIRST AFRICAN COLONY, full independence from Britain
GHANA
The big GHANA kingdom, (today Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Senegal), impressed Muslim and European visitors. 


Traders marveld at warriors eighth gold mounted swords and shields guarding
the king. 


The peak of the GHANA kingdom was in the 10th century when it controlled salt and gold trade.