A colonial empire is a collective of territories (often called colonies), either contiguous with the imperial center or located overseas, settled by the population of a certain state and governed by that state.. Before the expansion of early modern European powers, other empires had conquered and colonized territories, such as the Roman Empire in Iberia, or the Chinese in …

Italian Somalia (Italian: Somalia Italiana; Arabic: الصومال الإيطالي, romanized: Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; Somali: Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia.Ruled in the 19th century by the Somali Sultanates of Hobyo and Majeerteen in the north, and the Hiraab Imamate and Geledi Sultanate and the Biimaal ...

The list draws its origins from the period of colonialism and the Charter's concept of non-self-governing territories.As an increasing number of formerly colonized countries became UN members, the General Assembly increasingly asserted its authority to place additional territories on the list and repeatedly declared that only the General Assembly had the authority to …

A historical sovereign state is a state that once existed, but has since been dissolved due to conflict, war, rebellion, annexation, or uprising. This page lists sovereign states, countries, nations, or empires that have ceased to exist as political entities, grouped geographically and by constitutional nature.. The most recent sovereign states to cease to exist within each continent …

End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires; Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers; Establishment of the League of Nations; Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–1920) White Movement British Empire United ...

The decolonisation of Africa was a process that took place in the mid-to-late 1950s to 1975 during the Cold War, with radical government changes on the continent as colonial governments made the transition to independent states.The process was often marred with violence, political turmoil, widespread unrest, and organised revolts in both northern and sub-Saharan countries …

Banc du Geyser Madagascar Comoros France Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, a district of the French Southern Territories.: Bassas da India, Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island France Madagascar De facto a part of the French overseas territory of the French Southern Territories.: Ceuta, Melilla, and other plazas de soberanía Spain Morocco Ceuta and Melilla are …

The Niger–Congo languages constitute the largest language family spoken in West Africa and perhaps the world in terms of the number of languages. One of its salient features is an elaborate noun class system with grammatical concord.A large majority of languages of this family are tonal such as Yoruba and Igbo, Akan and Ewe language.A major branch of Niger–Congo languages …

The history of Nigeria can be traced to settlers trading across the middle East and Africa as early as 1100 BC.Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, the Benin Empire, and the Oyo Empire. Islam reached Nigeria through the Bornu Empire between (1068 AD) and Hausa States around (1385 AD) …

Guitarists. Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - guitarist of the band Tinariwen; Barthelemy Attisso - lead guitarist of Orchestre Baobab, of Senegal; Afel Bocoum - Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré's noted protégé; Omara "Bombino" Moctar - internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger; Henri Bowane - a figure in the development of Congo rumba, early mentor to …