When tourists visit sub-Saharan Africa, they often wonder: Why are there no historic buildings or monuments? ”
The reason is simple. The Europeans destroyed most of them. We only left drawings and descriptions by travelers who visited the place before the destruction. In some places the ruins are still visible. Many cities were left in ruins when Europeans brought exotic diseases (smallpox and influenza) which began to kill people and spread. The ruins of these cities are still hidden. In fact, most of the history in Africa is still underground.
In this post, I will share bits of information about Africa before the arrival of Europeans, the cities destroyed and the lessons we could learn as Africans for the future.
The collection of facts concerning the state of African cities before their destruction is done by Robin Walker, a distinguished panafricanist and historian who wrote the book "When we spoke"And by PD Lawton, another great Pan-Africanist, who has a book to come out called “African Agenda”.
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