wrong place to ask unfortunately

>>7887678
I asked on his but one guy suggested lit. Oh well

I think they were kings, but don't quote me on that.

Ask /his/

>>>936517

>>7887650
>>936517

in terms of african history, I'd recommend a university library. Just look for a section on Luba, Buganda, Rwandi/Burandi if you're looking for anything in particular about the Swahili tribal kingdoms

I was recently reading some work about Ahmed Bey of Tunis, by Leon Brown. It was pretty interesting and I'd recommend it if you're interested in other african regions.

Personally I'm not that well read on Swahilli history, or anything south of the sahara, although I did read some really interesting archives on British Rhodesia and Baroteseland a while back that I believe might be public access(although they were from the early 20th century, not 19th)

Altogether, well this board isn't particularly great with anything African or historical.

You don't need a book, I can give you a quick rundown:

>be Africa
>be complete shithole
>no technology, society never evolved past tribalism
>Europeans see that no one is taking advantage of Africa's natural resources
>colonies.m4a
>Large parts of Africa under European rule
>these parts prosper, land is being used for agriculture, mining, ect...
>civilisation has arrived in Africa
>fast-forward a few years
>Africans: "THOSE WHITEYS BE STEALIN OUR SHIT WE WANT THIS GIVE IT BACK NOW WHITE DEVIL"
>Europeans: "Jeez, alright, we're leaving."
>*Europeans leave*
>fast-forward a few years

>be Africa
>be complete shithole

>>7888207

Not even /pol/, you're /b/ tier familia

>>7888207
>no technology, society never evolved past tribalism
remember that time Ethiopia beat the Italians in a war.
Doesn't seem like a tribal nation could do that

>>7888216
Ethiopia's army at the time of the Italian invasion was in comparatively good shape because of a large British effort of training and arming it as a counter to the Mahdist rebellion a decade or so.
Which isn't to say that Ethiopia also didn't have more-or-less developed state structure, but most African indigenous societies had that. Protip: whenever someone describes a state as 'tribal', they're a history pseud.