Racist views of Africa
Africa, the birthplace of humanity
Trade, Cultures and Civilisations in Africa
How Europe learned from Africa
European views of Africa before the Slave Trade
European views of Africa before the Slave Trade - Useful links
Travels of Ibn Batuta in Africa
The source of much of Europe's knowledge about West African civilisations, this 14th century North African travelled to Jenne and Timbuktu and other cities in the region.
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Ibn_Battuta/Ibn_Battuta_Rihla.html
Early Portuguese impressions of East Africa
Descriptions of Malindi and Mombasa by Vasco de Gama and Duarte Barbosa are included in this BBC '
Story of Africa
' site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/
storyofafrica/10chapter5.shtml
Description of Timbuktu
Dating from 1526, this account of life in Timbuktu by Leo Africanus highlights the importance of theSlave Trade in books and the city's position as a centre of learning.
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/
world_civ_reader_2/leo_africanus.html
