Empire of Kitara

  • Bantu series – How did they pass the Equatorial forest ?

    Bantu series – How did they pass the Equatorial forest ?

    According to the Bantu expansion theory, Bantu migrate from Mount Cameroon towards Central, Eastern and Southern Africa by crossing the Equatorial forest. The Equatorial Forest of the Congo basin is the second largest rainforest in the world, after the Amazonian forest. It covers an area of more than 2 million…

  • Bantu series- Introduction : the Bantu expansion theroy

    Bantu series- Introduction : the Bantu expansion theroy

    In this first article of this Bantu series, we present the Bantu expansion theory. Most of Central, Eastern and Southen Africa are inhabited by people speaking Bantu languages. These languages, which belong to the Niger-Congo family, have been classified as one linguistic group based on the common use of the…

  • Bantu series – The Bantu theory is false

    Bantu series – The Bantu theory is false

    In the following series of articles – called the Bantu series – we are going to challenge the common theory of Bantu expansion. The Bantu expansion theory states that current Bantu populations inhabiting Central, Eastern and Southern Africa originate from Mount Cameroon area (near the Nigeria/Cameroon border) and have spread…

  • Geography of the Kitara Empire

    Geography of the Kitara Empire

    The history of Kitara empire and its associated cultures (which altogether can be called Kitara civilzation) is closely linked to its unique geography. In this article, we will see how the localisation of the Kitara civilization influence its destiny. The craton, an old part of the earth crest. The East…

  • Chronology of the Kitara Empire

    Chronology of the Kitara Empire

    It’s not an easy task to draw the chronology for civilization which did not use writing. However thanks to archaeology, linguistics and oral tradition, we can reconstruct a global chronology for the Kitara civilization from the ancient times to our days :

  • The Kitara Empire – an overview

    The Kitara Empire – an overview

    The Great Lakes Region is rich in history, and located next to the most ancient human-occupied sites of the world (Omo Valley, Olduvai gorge, Ngorongoro crater). However, few elements are known about his history in the previous millenia. According to oral traditions, few centuries ago, the Great Lakes region was…

  • Welcome in Kitara

    Welcome in Kitara

    Karibu ! Why this blog ? Since my youth, I am passionate by African history and I have spent hours in studying theses cultures and civilizations. Coming from Rwanda, I was deeply interest in my country’s history and East African cultures. Through my readings, a name came back frequently : Kitara.…