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Indian Slaves In South Africa – Indian African History

INDIAN SLAVES IN SOUTH AFRICA

A little-known aspect of Indian-South African relations

Soon after Jan van Riebeeck set up a Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, to supply provisions to Dutch ships plying to and from India and the East Indies, people from India were taken to the Cape and sold into slavery to do domestic work for the settlers, as well the dirty and hard work on the farms. read more

The Migrant Black Birds of Mauretania, Ethiopia and Europa – By OguEjiOfo Annu

The Black Birds of Mauretania and Ethiopia – Migrational Patterns of Black African Birds

Some 500 million birds are estimated to migrate from Africa to Europe and Asia every year since the beginning of time. These birds, some of them as small as 9 grams undertake the annual migration of thousands of miles between the two continents to find food and suitable climate. read more