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African History is more important to young Africans in order for them to know the truth of their ancestors. The truth of the moment is that history has been distorted by Western commentators and exponents of colonial mind! Africa has to be liberated from these chains of slavery being installed through the colonial type education. Contemporary Historical Events is a best approach to African History suitable for school children together with their facilitators, the teachers. Its coverage has based on Pre colonial African Societies, Africa and Europe in the fifteenth century, People of African Origin in the New World, From colonialism to First World War, Colonial Economy and social services after the Second World War, Influence of the external force and the rise of nationalism and the struggle for independence and Political and economic development in Tanzania since independence. As a teacher for some years with the experience about the contemporary education system in Tanzania and Africa at large, history have a greater task of teaching these young men and women on the truth of African history particularly basing on the revolutionary spirit. Africa has lost the true love of herself and there is a hollow of patriotism to this African young generation as a result of distortion, fallacious arguments and misconceptions by the west. Usefulness of this book has been increased by a good and attractive presentation the author has used. This study of history needs vivid examples, historical maps, historical backgrounds, historical quotations, historical explanation on popular people and basic events with the years; to make a book more useful, the author has applied all the above basic approaches. To students, teachers and all other people who wish to develop their knowledge on understanding the study of history; this is more useful for them!