African History Series: Shaka kaSenzangakhona, (also known as Shaka)
In today's edition, I will profile one of the greatest African political and military figures of the 17th century, Shaka Zulu. Shaka was one of the first African political and military leaders who were able to resist fiercely the European scramble for Africa at the beginning of the 17th Century. The Zulu Army during the Anglo-Zulu War dealt a decisive blow to the British Army defeating it in the Battle of Islandlwana in 1879 which attracted the world's attention. He was one of the most significa