Southern Africa is steeped in human history, telling of the developement and conflict of the human race -- from the earliest hominids (2 million years ago) to the end of apartheid (1994).

	Photographer: EcoTravel Africa

:: Angola ::

:: Botswana ::

:: Lesotho ::

:: Madagascar ::

:: Malawi ::

:: Mauritius ::

:: Mozambique ::

:: Namibia ::

:: Reunion ::

:: Seychelles ::

:: South Africa :: South Africa is home to many sites that are of global archaeological importance: the early hominid sites at Swartkrans, Sterkfontein and Kromdraai (known as the Cradle of Humankind); the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park's many rock paintings;

:: Swaziland ::

:: Zambia ::

:: Zimbabwe :: the Great Zimbabwe National Monument (Zimbabwe Ruins) is the greatest medieval city in sub-Saharan Africa; the Matobo National Park near Bulawayo has a wealth of ancient San paintings;