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Africa has a rich and underappreciated history (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] Microw@piefed.zip 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And ironically, even the things listed here on the lower levels arent obscure or anything, they're just lesser known because even history nerds often overlook African history

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

On the bottom three levels, I only know the Roman related points (Vandal Kingdom, Roman coins in Mozambique)

FUN FACT: The furthest regular trading port frequented by the Romans in Africa was in Tanzania, which took nearly two months to travel to from Roman Egypt by sailing ship, and then two months to return - assuming ideal winds!