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The list is divided by region, and the newspapers attested in each region are placed in alphabetic order by city. Illinois' first African-American newspaper was the Cairo Weekly Gazette, established in 1862. [1] The first in Chicago was The Chicago Conservator, established in 1878. An estimated 190 Black newspapers had been founded in Illinois ...

The Standard was first published as the Tanganyika Standard in January 1930 by the Tanganyikan East African Standard Limited. In 1967, it was taken over by a multinational London-Rhodesian Company ( LONRHO ). After the creation of Tanzania in 1964, the newspaper became known simply as The Standard.

The Rwanda Standard Gauge Railway is a railway system, under development, linking the country to the neighboring countries of Tanzania and Uganda.The system is expected to link, in the future, to Rwanda's two other neighbors, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of East African Railway Master Plan.

Botswana has produced postage stamps for national use since becoming independent on 30 September 1966. The country formerly used the stamps of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. The first independence issue of 1966 included depictions of an abattoir in Lobatse, Botswana National Airways and the State House in Gaborone. Contents 1 Philatelic Museum

Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe, PC (16 November 1904 – 11 May 1996), [2] [3] usually referred to as " Zik ", was a Nigerian statesman and political leader who served as the first President of Nigeria from 1963 to 1966. [4] Considered a driving force behind the nation's independence, he came to be known as the "father of Nigerian Nationalism ".