European Colonization

• 1479: Portuguese build Elmina Castle on West African Coast.
• 1497: Vasco da Gama [Portuguese] sails to East Africa.Voyages of Discovery Chronology
• 1505: Portuguese destroy Kilwa.
• 1528: Portuguese capture Mombasa.
• 1652: Dutch settle at the Cape of Good Hope.
• 1680: Ashanti Kingdom is formed by Osei Tutu of Kumasi.
• c. 1750: Buganda becomes the leading Lake Kingdom.
• 1780: First "Kaffir War" between the Bantus and the Boers in South Africa.
• 1784-1820: Oyo Kingdom collapses; Yoruba Civil Wars
• 1785-1828: Shaka Zulu
• 1808: The British and the United States abolish the slave trade.
• 1821: Liberia is formed by returning ex-slaves.
• 1834: Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.
• 1885: Congress of Berlin partitions Africa among the European powersEuropean Diplomacy Chronology
• 1949: Apartheid begins in South Africa

Primary Sources

• The Guinea Coast
• A Voyage to the Congo River
• Equiano: The Interesting Narrative

Secondary Sources

• Slavery in World History