pt. 1. The time of awakening - Africa and the origin of humanity - pt. 2. The age of literacy - Africa and the beginning of civilization - The rise of Kemet/Egypt - The elements of early African civilization - Governance and the political stability of Kemet - pt. 3. The moment of realization - The emergence of the great river kingdoms - pt. 4. The age of construction - The spread of classical empires and kingdoms - The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives - Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa - Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists - pt. 5. The time of chaos - Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries - Resisting European and Arab slave traders - pt. 6. The age of reconstruction - Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion - pt. 7. The time for consolidation - Africa consolidates independence - Toward a United States of Africa without compromise : creation of the African Union - Chronology of African history - Some African ethnic groups - Major linguistic complexes.