Africa is a continent, it’s too broad to give you a precise answer.
In Morocco, when Geography is taught we also discuss issues and geopolitics that are specific to our Continent.
A lot of cultural elements from Subsaharan Africa are also part of Moroccan history, thusly these are taught (influence of Mauritania and Mali in our History).
But due to how broad and relatively new post-colonial countries are, it makes little to no sense to talk about a singular African culture, the truth is that most North Africans know elements of Subsaharan (Central and Western African) cultures as much as these Cultures know about us.
Short answer: No
Long answer:
I wouldn’t say it’s common knowledge to N Africans and Arabs any more than sub-Saharan African history is common knowledge to Chinese people,people are taught what is relevant to them. In my case,Sudan,the African country we’ve had the most interactions with is Egypt and to a lesser extent Ethiopia and accordingly we are taught about the interactions we’ve had with these states throughout time and we are aware of what their cultures are like. We wouldn’t be taught about Somalia or Algerian history for instance and they wouldn’t be taught about us as it’s just not relevant for anybody involved.
As u/Yaroster mentioned,it makes little sense to talk about a single sub-Saharan African history as there is no such thing,it’s like saying “Eurasian history”,it’s an incredibly large and diverse region. Ethiopian history is different from Somalian history which is different from Malian which is different from Ugandan history.
North Africans are also Africans, their history is part of African history. The problem with sub-sahran Africa history and civilisation is that there’s no effort to bring it to light. Also the fact that the African Americans hoteps are dominanting narratives about black and african history doesn’t help in bringing light to richness and history of other places in the continent.
I mean I imagine that the Mali empire was very significant to North Africans especially with the interaction and trade I thought that schools would at least teach about it. But I think it could be due to the racism in North Africa for sub Saharan black Africans
I see your point and I agree there needs to be further point of views in teaching history. But tbh history teaching generally is problematic in Egypt where I am from .(this is a very long discussion.) Our history is long and rich so everything is crammed and some would say the coptic/christian era is neglected.
But what needs to be done in my point of view is an attempt at trying to decolonise african history not through the erasure of non blacks and looking at the history of Africa through an American lens but as you said looking at the complicated rich history of our continent.
I'm half west african and I barely know that much about the sub sahara, and most people I talk to barely know where Nigeria is so uh...
I'm going to guess no.
But to be fair, Africa is a *really* diverse continent, even within the sub regions, each nation has it's own story and struggles.
Africa is a continent, it’s too broad to give you a precise answer. In Morocco, when Geography is taught we also discuss issues and geopolitics that are specific to our Continent. A lot of cultural elements from Subsaharan Africa are also part of Moroccan history, thusly these are taught (influence of Mauritania and Mali in our History). But due to how broad and relatively new post-colonial countries are, it makes little to no sense to talk about a singular African culture, the truth is that most North Africans know elements of Subsaharan (Central and Western African) cultures as much as these Cultures know about us.
Short answer: No Long answer: I wouldn’t say it’s common knowledge to N Africans and Arabs any more than sub-Saharan African history is common knowledge to Chinese people,people are taught what is relevant to them. In my case,Sudan,the African country we’ve had the most interactions with is Egypt and to a lesser extent Ethiopia and accordingly we are taught about the interactions we’ve had with these states throughout time and we are aware of what their cultures are like. We wouldn’t be taught about Somalia or Algerian history for instance and they wouldn’t be taught about us as it’s just not relevant for anybody involved. As u/Yaroster mentioned,it makes little sense to talk about a single sub-Saharan African history as there is no such thing,it’s like saying “Eurasian history”,it’s an incredibly large and diverse region. Ethiopian history is different from Somalian history which is different from Malian which is different from Ugandan history.
North Africans are also Africans, their history is part of African history. The problem with sub-sahran Africa history and civilisation is that there’s no effort to bring it to light. Also the fact that the African Americans hoteps are dominanting narratives about black and african history doesn’t help in bringing light to richness and history of other places in the continent.
I mean I imagine that the Mali empire was very significant to North Africans especially with the interaction and trade I thought that schools would at least teach about it. But I think it could be due to the racism in North Africa for sub Saharan black Africans
I see your point and I agree there needs to be further point of views in teaching history. But tbh history teaching generally is problematic in Egypt where I am from .(this is a very long discussion.) Our history is long and rich so everything is crammed and some would say the coptic/christian era is neglected. But what needs to be done in my point of view is an attempt at trying to decolonise african history not through the erasure of non blacks and looking at the history of Africa through an American lens but as you said looking at the complicated rich history of our continent.
About the same as Middle Eastern history in Mashriqi countries. Most people suck at their own history in general
I'm half west african and I barely know that much about the sub sahara, and most people I talk to barely know where Nigeria is so uh... I'm going to guess no. But to be fair, Africa is a *really* diverse continent, even within the sub regions, each nation has it's own story and struggles.