• List of Tiv Villages in Taraba Abandoned Due to Jukun Violent Attacks

    List of Tiv villages in Taraba State that were abandoned following the outbreak of violent conflict between the Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups, which began on April 1, 2019. The original inhabitants—bona fide Tiv indigenes— representing an estimated population of over 210,000 people were forced to flee their ancestral homes due to the widespread violence…

  • Afar People: Resilience, History, Culture, and Struggles for Autonomy

    The history, culture, and political resistance of the Afar People, including their conflicts with the Abyssinians, the Adal Sultanate, and modern Ethiopian powers. The Afar People, also known as the Danakil, are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group primarily living in the Horn of Africa. Renowned for their resilience and fierce independence, the Afar inhabit the arid…

  • Bath of Kom Al Dekka in Alexandria

    The Bath of Kom Al Dekka is a prime example of Roman engineering and social culture in Alexandria. Despite its damaged state, its clear three-room layout (Frigidarium-Tepidarium-Calidarium), sophisticated hypocaust heating, water management systems, and construction techniques offer valuable insights into Roman bath design and daily life. Location & Significance Physical State & Comparison Layout &…

  • Roman baths in Alexandria

    The Roman baths in Alexandria differed in their forms and varied in their purposes, giving Alexandrian baths unique characteristics not found at the time in Roman baths in Italy or the vast Roman provinces, including Egypt itself. In Rome, the baths of emperors like Nero, Trajan, Caracalla, and Diocletian were characterized by their immense size…

  • The Sacred Heart Church in Alexandria, Egypt. Dedicated to St Francis. How the Saint Met Sultan El Saleh

    The Sacred Heart Church is connected with the Latin Catholics and the Alexandrians Catholics in general; it’s named after Saint Francis Isyzian. The church was built in 1924 and it’s famous for its wonderful drawings on glass.  Saint Francis was an italic monk who established the Franciscan, a monastic school that spread globally. He was…

  • Prince Omar Tousoon of Alexandria: A Friend of the Poor and Symbol of National Unity

    Over a hundred years ago, was born a prince among men: a patriotic fighter, a global thinker, a humble wealthy man. On Sunday, September 8, 1872, Prince Omar Tousoon was born in Alexandria. Tousoon was a descendant of the family of Sultan Muhammad Ali; his grandfather was Khedive Said Pasha. However, by the age of…

  • Presidential Decrees in Egypt, from 2004 to 2007, categorized by key items

    Egypt’s Presidential Decrees according to years  » 2007 November 2007 Presidential decree No. 362 of 2007 of establishing the Supreme Council for the Peaceful Purposes of Nuclear Power. 8/11/2007    Presidential decree No. 363 of 2007 of forming board of directors of the National Authority for Education and Quality Assurance. , 8/11/2007   –   Presidential decree No. 358 of…

  • List of Egypt’s Prime Ministers and their tenures under rulers from Khedive Ismail to Hosni Mubarak

    Timeline of Prime Ministers and their tenures in Egypt from Khedivate to modern republic 1. Prime Ministers During Ruler President Hosni Mubarak (1981–2011) 2. Prime Ministers During Ruler President Anwar El-Sadat (1970–1981) 3. Prime Ministers During Ruler Gamal Abdel Nasser (1956–1970) 4. Prime Ministers During Ruler Gen. Mohamed Naguib (1953–1954) 5. Prime Minister During Ruler…

  • Egypt’s four main regions: Their sizes and other features

    Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of Africa, it spans 1.2 million km², making it one of the largest countries in the region. Capital Cairo – the political, cultural, and economic heart of Egypt. Egypt’s four main regions Egypt is geographically divided into four main regions: Climate Egypt’s climate varies by region: Water Resources…

  • Major General John Mark Inienger: ECOMOG Commander and Nigerian Military Icon in the Liberian Civil War

    A look at Major General John Mark Inienger, ECOMOG Liberia, Nigerian military history, First Liberian Civil War, ECOWAS peacekeeping, Monrovia 1994, Nigerian generals, African peacekeeping missions Who Was Major General John Mark Inienger? Major General John Mark Inienger was a distinguished Nigerian military officer and a central figure in regional peacekeeping during the turbulent 1990s.…